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‘Within others you can find yourself’: Kimboid’s best phone shot

The photographer captured the unifying anonymity of commuting – though Melbourne’s unpredictable weather certainly played a part

‘It was a true Melbourne day of hammering down rain, then the next minute blinding sunlight,” says photographer Kim Wallis, who also goes by Kimboid, of the afternoon she took this photo. “The weather is always an adventure here.”

Kimboid describes her city as a melting pot of “five million people who have come from around the globe to reside in the same place”. For the last 15 years, she has been photographing commuters. “Our train system is a great economic equaliser,” she says. “No matter your background or pay packet, trains are the easiest way to reach the city, so everyone ends up on one at some point.”