If you’re a commuter, you know public transportation can get a little weird sometimes. You never know what you’re going to witness or what kind of people you’ll run into each day. The New York subway in particular can get very strange. But if you think New York’s subway is strange on a normal day, just wait until you see Ben Rubin’s nightmarish version of it. Also known as “Subway Doodle” on Instagram and Facebook, Ben likes to take photos of his daily commute and draw special monsters into them. Being a daily commuter means also being an observer — of the people and environment around you. It’s hard not to look at the people around you and wonder where they’re off to for the day. What Ben does is take those people and put them directly into his world of monsters.
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #nyc #ftrain #nap #cuddle #tentacles #ironicsubwayad #caspermattress #sleeponit #loungeonit #dreamonit A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on Sep 7, 2016 at 6:24am PDT
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #nyc #heatwave #sohot #summerinthecity A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on Aug 14, 2016 at 6:00am PDT
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #nyc #canalstreet #twoseats A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on Aug 12, 2016 at 5:15am PDT
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #nyc #printisalmostdead #longliveprint A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on Aug 7, 2016 at 5:16am PDT
->**As you can see, he likes to create monsters that appear to be beside unsuspecting passengers on the subway. Sometimes they’re just sitting next to them, other times they’re physically interacting.**<-
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #nyc #rnc #republican #convention #cleveland #trump #pence #RNCinCLE #crazytrain A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on Jul 19, 2016 at 5:01am PDT
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #nyc #trump #chump #pileofgarbage #rnc #RNCinCLE #nodtohanksy @hanksynyc A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on Jul 21, 2016 at 5:01am PDT
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #nyc #BuySomeCandy #BasketballTeamFundraiser #Pinocchio A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on Jul 18, 2016 at 4:51am PDT
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #nyc #bryantpark #chess A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on Aug 5, 2016 at 5:15am PDT
->**Ben’s commute is usually from Park Slope in Brooklyn to his office in Manhattan. Not all of his drawings take place solely in the subway stations, some monsters appear out and about on the streets as well.**<-
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #nyc #iphone A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on Jul 15, 2016 at 7:29am PDT
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #nyc #summerinthecity #soon A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on Jun 28, 2016 at 5:01am PDT
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #nyc A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on Jun 21, 2016 at 4:19am PDT
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #nyc #peeper #bookstagram A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on Jun 20, 2016 at 5:00am PDT
->**If you’re wondering how he creates all these incredibly detailed monsters, he does it all with one simple tool: his iPad. Most of the monsters appear random but you’ll notice some of them actually reflect the person they’re next to.**<-
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #nyc #iphone #android A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on Aug 31, 2016 at 7:00am PDT
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #nyc Photo by @m2motions A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on Jun 6, 2016 at 5:03am PDT
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #nyc #roughweek A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on May 18, 2016 at 5:41am PDT
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #nyc #clotheslinedinthegroin #toooften A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on May 12, 2016 at 4:54am PDT
->**Overall, Ben’s work is super creative and imaginative and has created this whole new world of monsters who secretly use public transportation with us. Who knows, maybe the monsters really are there but we just can’t see them.**<-
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #nyc #omg #wtf #lookatthat #holycow #what #whatthewhat A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on Dec 23, 2015 at 4:53am PST
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #fall #lastleaf #prosectpark #brooklyn #winteriscoming #notgroot A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on Nov 15, 2015 at 6:34am PST
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #Granby #Colorado #RockyMountainGiant #RockyMountains #Giant #whatididonmysummervacation A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on Sep 2, 2016 at 5:00am PDT
#subwaydoodle #subway #doodle #swd #nyc #governorsislandferry #creaturefromtheblacklagoon A photo posted by Subway Doodle (@subwaydoodle) on Aug 10, 2016 at 5:15am PDT