We spend countless hours (or months!) of our lives on trains, buses and planes, in terminals and tunnels and uncomfortable seats. Most of this time passes by in a blur — in transit, your main focus is pretending you’re somewhere else. But somehow a well-aimed camera can elevate one early-morning commute to something beautiful and universal.

Photos from . Jianwei ., Daan L, Dj Poe, Dylan-K, philcoffman, M. Aviña, sp_clarke, lomokev, and Philipp Klinger Photography.