Usually I get to work early, just to relax for around an hour before I start. With the recent getting dumped, I’ve been up a bit earlier and subsequently getting to work before dawn.

Yesterday morning I decided to take a photo of this café with my camera. Had with my phone, but wanted one with better detail and clarity. It’s in a location that’s aesthetically pleasing when it opens up just before dawn – at the end of nighttime – in a way that reminds me of Cold Chisel’s album cover art for The Last Wave of Summer, and Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks, which was an influence on that album cover.

This feels like a snapshot of the mundane to me, and I guess that’s because it is. It also feels… I guess, appealing, in a sense. People getting their first coffee, waiting around before they go back to getting on with their lives.

This is my submission into Leanne Cole‘s “Monochrome Madness” for this week. This one is hosted by Elke of Pictures Imperfect Blog, and she has chosen the theme of “Night-time”.

This challenge is open to all, and I recommend joining in. If want to, check out more information about it here, and include the tag “monochrome-madness” when you share your photo. If you’d prefer not to join in, then at the least check out Leanne’s photography, and what other people submit.

I hope you enjoy.