[Leica] photographing the homeless

[lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll Querol)]

Good strong picture Kyle, I can see many things behind him

Saludos
Lluis

El 12/07/2010, a las 19:37, Kyle Cassidy escribi?:

> It _is_ one of the 10 Commandments of Leica Photography not to  
> photograph homeless people, but there are obvious caveats to that. I  
> do believe that you probably shouldn't be photographing homeless  
> people unless you know their names and you're on the same side of  
> the street as them.
>
> Omar frequently has something dramatic and pointed to say, which  
> makes him popular, he's also often spectacularly well dressed. I've  
> come to think of him as the Duke of Locust Street where he hangs  
> out, pontificating, drinking, and sometimes yelling at people. I've  
> probably been taking photos of him, off and on, for five or six  
> years. I ran into him yesterday and he said "I'm getting old. I want  
> to live in the suburbs. This might be the last time you see me." He  
> was wearing a Tweetie Bird shirt and had a matching stuffed toy. We  
> shook hands and I thought it would be a little sad if it was, in  
> fact, the last time I saw him. But I ran into him again about three  
> hours later and he was wearing an entirely new wardrobe.
>
> I shot this with my iLeica.
>
> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2010/omar-tweetie-1200.jpg
>
> Love to hear your thoughts & opinions on the history of photography  
> & homelessness & what books you like.
>
> Ignore incoming calls on your camera,
>
> Kyle
>
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