{"id":79316,"date":"2016-05-27T14:02:39","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T13:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=79316"},"modified":"2016-06-01T10:58:39","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T09:58:39","slug":"stan-raucher-interview-scenes-from-an-urban-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/interviews\/stan-raucher-interview-scenes-from-an-urban-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Scenes from the Urban Stage: How Stan Raucher captured the human condition on the world\u2019s metros"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_79325&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1100px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-79325 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01-Metro-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"METRO: Scenes from an Urban Stage photobook\" width=\"1080\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/01-Metro-Cover.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/01-Metro-Cover.jpg?resize=300,240 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/01-Metro-Cover.jpg?resize=500,400 500w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/01-Metro-Cover.jpg?resize=900,720 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/01-Metro-Cover.jpg?resize=562,450 562w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/01-Metro-Cover.jpg?resize=180,145 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Stan Raucher\u2019s latest photo book, <em>Metro: Scenes from an Urban Stage<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>Stan Raucher, an organic chemist by training, has spent the past eight\u00a0years photographing candid moments of people travelling on metro systems.<\/p>\n<p>He has travelled across cities such as Paris, New York, London, Delhi, S\u00e3o Paulo and Mexico City, in order to record the many human interactions that go unnoticed by most people travelling through these crowded public spaces.<\/p>\n<p>We caught up with him to find out how he shot the images and about his book, <em>METRO: Scenes from an Urban Stage<\/em>, that collects together some of the best images from his project.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79335\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/11-Metro.jpg\" alt=\"11 Metro\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/11-Metro.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/11-Metro.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/11-Metro.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/11-Metro.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/11-Metro.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79337\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13-Metro.jpg\" alt=\"13 Metro\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/13-Metro.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/13-Metro.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/13-Metro.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/13-Metro.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/13-Metro.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79339\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/15-Metro.jpg\" alt=\"15 Metro\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/15-Metro.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/15-Metro.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/15-Metro.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/15-Metro.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/15-Metro.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79328\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/04-Metro.jpg\" alt=\"04 Metro\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/04-Metro.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/04-Metro.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/04-Metro.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/04-Metro.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/04-Metro.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<h2>Why did you decide to focus on photographing people on the metro?<\/h2>\n<p>I didn\u2019t consciously set out to do a metro project. I began photographing on subways as I travelled around various cities. After a number of years, it seemed logical to incorporate some of these images into a project.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79343\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/19-Metro.jpg\" alt=\"19 Metro\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/19-Metro.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/19-Metro.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/19-Metro.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/19-Metro.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/19-Metro.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<h2>Tell us about your ethos behind the series\u2026 what were you looking to capture or convey?<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m interested in human interactions and emotions \u2014 connections, disconnections, moments of staring, sharing and confrontation, tender and loving gestures amid the tumult of the subway. I\u2019m also trying to convey some of universal aspects of people riding the metro, irrespective of their country or culture. I approach my photography from an empathetic, humanistic viewpoint.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79340\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/16-Metro.jpg\" alt=\"16 Metro\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/16-Metro.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/16-Metro.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/16-Metro.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/16-Metro.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/16-Metro.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<h2>What makes your images unique?<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019ll leave that up to the viewer to decide. I will say that all my images contain people interacting in some fashion with one another or their surroundings. I prefer complex, multi-layered images that prompt the viewer to construct a personal narrative.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79342\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/18-Metro.jpg\" alt=\"18 Metro\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/18-Metro.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/18-Metro.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/18-Metro.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/18-Metro.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/18-Metro.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<h2>Did you notice any differences in the conventions of travelling on public transport across the different cities, such as conventions of eye contact\u00a0or interacting with each other?<\/h2>\n<p>There are differences that\u00a0may reflect the general demeanour of the location. For example, the passengers in Naples certainly seemed to be more passionate and animated than riders in Vienna, or even Rome.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79331\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/07-Metro.jpg\" alt=\"07 Metro\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/07-Metro.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/07-Metro.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/07-Metro.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/07-Metro.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/07-Metro.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<h2>Did you have any issues with shooting on the subways, such as equipment you were permitted to use, and reactions from other people if they noticed you were photographing them?<\/h2>\n<p>I looked like a hapless tourist wandering around with a camera, so I never had any problems. I try to be as unobtrusive as possible when photographing, so people generally don\u2019t notice me.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79338\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/14-Metro.jpg\" alt=\"14 Metro\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/14-Metro.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/14-Metro.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/14-Metro.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/14-Metro.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/14-Metro.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<h2>What camera equipment did you use and why?<\/h2>\n<p>Since this project spanned eight years, I used a variety of cameras, including a Leica M8, Leica M9 and Nikon DSLR, all with 35mm focal-length lenses. Most recently, I\u2019ve preferred using a Fujifilm X100S.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79336\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12-Metro.jpg\" alt=\"12 Metro\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/12-Metro.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/12-Metro.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/12-Metro.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/12-Metro.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/12-Metro.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<h2>Why did you choose to use black &amp;\u00a0white? Was it for lighting concerns or an artistic choice?<\/h2>\n<p>All my photography is in black &amp;\u00a0white. This is an artistic choice. It emphasises the content of the image, and simultaneously both removes and anchors the moment to reality.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79327\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/03-Metro.jpg\" alt=\"03 Metro\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/03-Metro.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/03-Metro.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/03-Metro.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/03-Metro.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/03-Metro.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<h2>Your book mentions a legacy of subway photography, such as the images by Walter Evans and Bruce Davidson. Were you influenced by these images, or aiming to add to that body of work?<\/h2>\n<p>I think my work has a different sensibility than that by Evans or Davidson, but I didn\u2019t set out to contrast or augment my work to theirs. Overall, I would say that my metro project is most closely related to my other bodies of candid photography.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79329\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/05-Metro.jpg\" alt=\"05 Metro\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/05-Metro.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/05-Metro.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/05-Metro.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/05-Metro.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/05-Metro.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<h2>In your artist&#8217;s statement you talk about how fewer images these days are honest representations of real life and the hope that your candid shots may be. What makes your images reflect reality more than some other styles of photographs?<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m drawn to spontaneous, unposed moments that reflect something about the human condition. Images that are staged, contrived and orchestrated like a slick Madison Avenue advertising campaigns are of little interest to me.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79326\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/02-Metro.jpg\" alt=\"02 Metro\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/02-Metro.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/02-Metro.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/02-Metro.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/02-Metro.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/02-Metro.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<h2>You are an organic chemist by training. How does this feed into your work or processes?<\/h2>\n<p>I think that scientists and artists share many common traits \u2014 curiosity, a desire to recognise patterns and relationships, a need to probe the unknown, and an obsession to pursue their goals.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79341\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/17-Metro.jpg\" alt=\"17 Metro\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/17-Metro.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/17-Metro.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/17-Metro.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/17-Metro.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/17-Metro.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<h2>What is the next project that you have planned?<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m interested in diverse religious beliefs and celebrations around the world. During the past several years, I\u2019ve photographed everything from the Hindu celebrations along the banks of the Ganges, an evangelical sect practising ancient biblical traditions deep in the Amazon rain forest, and\u00a0the Holy Week processions in Guatemala, to the Fiesta for the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico City. I plan to continue with these projects.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79344\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/20-Metro.jpg\" alt=\"20 Metro\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/20-Metro.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/20-Metro.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/20-Metro.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/20-Metro.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/05\/20-Metro.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n<p><strong>Find our more about Stan&#8217;s work at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stanraucher.com\/metro-book\" target=\"_blank\">stanraucher.com\/metro-book<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>METRO: Scenes from an Urban Stage by Stan Raucher, published by Daylight Books is available from <a href=\"https:\/\/daylightbooks.org\/products\/metro-scenes-from-an-urban-stage\">https:\/\/daylightbooks.org\/products\/metro-scenes-from-an-urban-stage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Award winning photographer Stan Raucher talks to us about his recent project, travelling the world&#8217;s metro systems to capture candid moments of everyday life that reflect the human 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