Tony Day "Travelling home on the London underground this distinguished chap really caught my eye"Photograph: Tony DayFran Briscoe "Many people commute to and from Brighton every day. But they are not alone. At sunset is the wonderful spectacle of hundreds of birds returning home to roost on the pier" Photograph: Fran BriscoeEmma Tutton "In Vietnam last year my boyfriend and I hired some bikes. I was following him when I saw this fisherman wave him down and jump on the back of his bike - at first he was confused but they just got on with it. The fisherman jumped off a while later, when he had got to the right fishing spot - a novel way of commuting"Photograph: Emma Tutton
Cass Elbourne "Taken at East Croydon Station at the start of the evening rush hour. When I reviewed the photos later I was struck by this face standing out from the crowd." Photograph: Cass ElbourneBill Reeds "For these ladies in Rajahstan, India, their commute involves walking to the water source then commuting back carrying heavy loads of precious water"Photograph: Bill ReedsEric Hands "Commuters on a steamy London Bus on a wet and dark November evening. The ghostly light is from a neon sign and a traffic light" Photograph: Eric HandsKim Laidlaw "Schoolchildren, business men, favela kids and tourists take the bondinho, which is Rio de Janeiro's tram, from downtown up to Santa Teresa" Photograph: Kim LaidlawLawrence Watts "I had just arrived in Valencia and the striking silhouette of this rail platform scene begged to be photographed. I managed to shoot the image just before two policemen asked me to stop"Photograph: Lawrence WattsRichard Bown "I spotted this version of Cuban style commuting in Santiago; it was a horse drawn "bus", actually more like a cart, taking workers off to the fields"Photograph: Richard BownAlex Wolfe-Warman "I was up early making photographs of people commuting and starting their day in Agra. This school rickshaw caught my eye... standing room only"Photograph: Alex Wolfe WarmanScott Beech "Early evening in Ho Chi Minh City. Trying to attempt to cross the road during rush hour is hard work"Photograph: Scott BeechDarren Lehane "On the platform at Gatwick Airport train station there was a certain mood that drew me to this lone commuter making his way to the end of the platform"Photograph: Darren Lehane
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