David Salomon Lara’s dusk photograph, taken along the I‑35 NEX corridor between Loop 410 and FM 1103 in San Antonio, captures a rare moment of calm within one of the region’s most active construction zones. A truck moves across the bridge as the last light of the day settles over the structure, revealing the scale of the work and the quiet precision required to keep the project advancing.

Lara, owner of Southtown Barbers in San Antonio and a visual artist, often uses drones to document architectural and infrastructure details from perspectives the public rarely sees. He says the scene resonated because it reflects “the quiet work most people never notice,” even as the city rushes around it. The timing of the sunset, he adds, felt like a reminder that “even hard work has its moment.”