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Not Present, Los Angeles, California, 2026

Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, California is a place of transition for many travelers going to destinations unknown. This couple, oblivious to their surroundings, are totally engrossed in their cel phones and not to each other. Are they missing out as life passes them by?

Awards

Photographer of the Year Contest

2026

Silver

People

Non Professional

Not Present, Los Angeles, California, 2026

Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, California is a place of transition for many travelers going to destinations unknown. This couple, oblivious to their surroundings, are totally engrossed in their cel phones and not to each other. Are they missing out as life passes them by?

About Artist

Hillary Greene-Pae

Hillary Greene-Pae is a practicing clinical psycho therapist, who is a family real estate investor, mother and grandmother. A fascination of people, the discovery process using the camera became a great tool to greater awareness. The journey in being a witness provided the wherewithal to go around the world to have these experiences. The payoff is in the joy of sharing by showing these images.

Hillary Greene-Pae

Photographic Areas of Focus

Abstract, Macro, Minimalism, People, Still Life, Street, Travel

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United States of America

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