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What the Editor Kept

One street photograph, three passes and a red pencil. How a picture editor decides what a story is really about.

Words by Anna Reiss · Photograph by Tomas Varga · Read the story

A city street seen through a window, with a figure in red hurrying past white buildings

Pass oneEverything in

Pass twoLose the sky, keep the street

Pass threeJust the walker