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The elements, even the edges and the corners, in an image are not just there because they are included as the time of shooting for no reasons. All the elements can and should be used. A simple image even as the one here today can consist of several compositional elements.
1) Avoidance of Dead Space The lady is positioned at the right edge to show the direction of her movement rather than being moved to the further left, thus avoiding the dead space at her back otherwise.
2) De-centering Depending on the scene, de-centering the subject in defiance of the Golden Rule can result in a more interesting composition.
3) Leading Lines Lines are used to lead the viewers' eye to the subjects. It is a very classical way of composition for images, more often used in the perspective of depth into an image. It can of coure be used horizontally and vertically as in this photo. The lines can be made up of different elements in an image, like a road, the railings or a queue of people waiting for the bus. Here the lines of the rolling gate lead the eye to the lady, and also reciprocally to the direction she is moving.
4) Tilting The camera was tilted a bit to give the image an extra dimension of interest.
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