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"It's horrific" says photographerMichael Wolf, describing scenes from his "Tokyo Compression" photo series.
The images -- nameless faces pressed up against windows, their expressions frozen in visible discomfort, the glass around them wet with condensation -- are snapshots of everyday commuter life for many of Tokyo's residents.
Wolf, who lives in Hong Kong, often uses photography to critique the harsh living conditions of large cosmopolitan cities.
Chicago, Paris and Hong Kong have all fallen under his lens, which often dips below dazzling urban skylines to explore the real city beneath.
His most recent project, "Informal Solutions," looks at how discarded materials are creatively repurposed in the the back alleys of Hong Kong, and pays tribute to simple ingenuity that exists here.
Here, Wolf discusses his portrayal of life in some of the world's biggest metropolises.
CNN: "Tokyo Compression" also deals with space...
MW: The common thread here is that in both instances -- Tokyo's trains and Hong Kong's homes -- you see several people in cramped and tiny spaces.
[Both situations] equally abysmal.
During rush hour, these trains are absolutely jam-packed, and every few minutes, even more people are pushed in. What I photographed was the effect it has on the people already in the train, those on the opposite side.
These people are squeezed against the back walls as more and more people are shoveled in.
You're living life as a sardine -- it's horrific.
This is not a dignified way of living. It's like looking into a ride in hell.
(CNN）
