
Did ya see all the repeating shapes? Can you find the arrow? The beautiful composition? It's not a portrait and the guy is only part of the entire image. clue (look hard in the background) and then ask yourself how difficult it is to see all of the that in a moment and then have the reflexes to capture it. Did you watch the Meyerowitz piece that I posted?
I would argue that the light was perfect for that moment and that image....
try this...
http://erickimphotography.com …about-street-photography/

That's all part of the composition, and part of what makes it so dramatic.
It's an inherent part of any decent photo - any photographer would have seen it as a dramatic way of presenting the subject.