Saturday, January 23, 2016

twist in my sobriety


Stan on Randolph St.


I've been re-editing all my old favorites to compile them into a photo book. I was hesitant to take on this project because my files are somewhat messy, and I can only work a few photos at a time (because there's so much Netflix that needs watching. :)) Anyway, I took this photo of Stan in 2008. I was standing near the entrance of the train tunnel where my friend Roark, who used to sell Streetwise News, introduced us. Roark said to Stan, "She wants to take your picture." I wasn't yet used to being a person with a camera on the street and I was very shy. Well, today, I'm still very shy, and clumsy, and awkward, but so many other things have changed: sadly, my friend Roark isn't with us anymore-- he passed away in 2012 and I miss him still, I never saw Stan again but since then, I've taken hundreds more photos--thousands, in fact.. anyway, I'll end here with this lovely and enigmatic Tanita Tikaram song, pls enjoy....




6 comments:

  1. shy,clumsy,awkward? then how are your photos so good? sad to hear about roark.

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    1. hi george, thank you, i really appreciate your awesome vote of confidence... :))

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  2. hi B.C. ! the book is a very very good idea... don 't be afaid for the mess about pictures... for me is the normality... in any case i 'd like to get a signed copy =).. and ths post is really intense...ew =)

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    1. hi electricwave, ok i will "reserve" an extra one.... :)))

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    1. hi kwarkito, thanks....it's coming along, i've been editing as i go...

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