During a long night on a TV shoot, the photographer seized the moment when he spotted two extras trying to get some rest

It was nearly 1am and Jake Polonsky, on the 24th floor of Tower 42 in central London, was three hours away from the end of his day. The director of photography, who has worked on shows including Black Mirror and Billions, had spent the day preparing for a night shoot.

His shooting schedule for season two of the Apple TV show Surface was running over three nights, from 5pm to 4am. “We were filming a big engagement party for two of the characters, Quinn and Grace. During a break I noticed these extras waiting to go on. I don’t know if the lady on the left found the towel on set – maybe she brought it from home.”