A few years ago, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) carried out a survey on how people in Britain travel to and from work. According to the census, which is organised by ONS once a decade, London had the highest proportion of workers commuting by public transport. Almost 50% (49.9%) of Londoners use this collective way of travelling, rather than walking, cycling or driving. Of that 49.9%, the majority (22.6%) used light railway, 14% travelled on a bus or coach, and 13.3% took the train. Overall, the amount of people using public transport had increased over the previous 10 years, whether they lived in London or any other part of the UK.

So there you have it, commuting on public transport is a growing trend – but that doesn’t make it pleasant! It’s hot in the summer and crowded in the winter, as people wear big and bulky coats. Complaining about having to go on the rush-hour tube is probably one of the top five most popular conversation topics among over-heated Londoners stressing to get to work after dropping off the kids or trying to make it home to start dinner.

So you should at least try and get something out of it by enjoying the colourful characters around you, and their unique styles. One of the best commuting experiences is, arguably, to travel to and from the City in London. Here, more than anywhere else, you can take away something positive – namely people-watching – from an inherently negative encounter. The area is full of dandyish workers heading to an office, be it in the Shard or the Gherkin. Often they’ll be dressed accordingly, in a suit or other formal attire. Alone or in a herd, as these photographs for personal project Urbis by Mark Sanders show, there’s a uniform aesthetic, a sense of belonging.