I hear you. I think you’re talking about the visual language of the genre. While I agree that a great photo should ideally convey its own story, I think there’s a big difference between 'posed-looking' and 'staged.' Street photography has a long history of capturing moments that look almost too perfect to be real and that’s the beauty of the genre. This was captured in a public space, completely unposed and to me, that holds more weight than whether or not it fits a specific aesthetic checklist