This nighttime image, captured from an elevated perspective, depicts a street scene in Nicosia, Northern Cyprus / Cyprus

This nighttime image, captured from an elevated perspective, depicts a street scene in Nicosia, Northern Cyprus / Cyprus. The foreground is largely dark, featuring several horizontal cables spanning the view and an accumulation of dark refuse bags visible on the lower left. In the midground, to the left, a building under construction or renovation is evident, characterized by multiple levels of dark metal scaffolding. Below this structure, a pile of construction debris, including wooden planks and other materials, is scattered on the ground. A paved road, appearing uneven in sections, curves from the mid-left towards the right background. A tall streetlight stands on the left side of the road, casting a bright, localized illumination onto the asphalt. Several utility wires extend from the top of this pole. To the left of the road, near the streetlight, two dark, rectangular signs are affixed to posts. On the illuminated section of the road, positioned towards the right side of the frame, a lone individual stands with their back mostly to the viewer. This person is wearing dark clothing and is holding a single, slender, light-colored rod vertically in each hand. The right side of the road borders a dark, downward-sloping embankment. The background reveals distant dark terrain, with a building on the far left exhibiting a brightly lit window.