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Subject: [Leica] more omar (was re: photographing the homeless)
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Luis Ripoll)
Date: Sat Jan 20 14:03:21 2007
References: <2E02CF93448C9B4AB3CE1DD46241236E6078@EXCHANGE7.asc.local>

I remember this serie, a great one, with dignity, why homeless are different
of other people?, IMHO all we need is a respectuos actitude with our
subjects, and even more, love our subjects.

Saludos cordiales
Luis 

-----Mensaje original-----
De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de
Kyle Cassidy
Enviado el: s?bado, 20 de enero de 2007 18:13
Para: lug@leica-users.org
Asunto: [Leica] more omar (was re: photographing the homeless)

 i can't speak for omar, but i'm pretty sure he'd refuse "treatment".
despite living on the street, he seems, for the most part, profoundly
cheerful. a few weeks ago when i ran into him he said "i don't want to die,
i love life too much." 
 omar's a lot different from many of the homeless people i see in
philadelphia, ones with obvious mental illness, rocking, shouting at
imaginary assailants -- i'm not exactly sure what his problem is -- apart
from alcohol dependency which isn't so rare in this college town -- i'm not
sure if it's that he can't hold down a job or that he doesn't really care
to. he has a dense social roster and occasionally invites me to parties (at
someone elses house). 

 some photos of him from the fall:

 http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/lj/2006/omar/index.html

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