[Leica] iLeica Portrait

[leicaslacker at gmail.com (kyle cassidy on the LUG)]

One of  the things that really interests me about photographing subcultures 
is the myriad ways that people use to differentiate themselves into smaller 
and smaller groups and to display coded identity. It might be a bumper 
sticker that says "my other car is a broom" or a tiny button that says 
"leica" affixed to one's lapel, but we adopt dress and styles and mannerisms 
that signal other people that we are either friend or foe. Fashion rises and 
falls in waves -- be it high collars, working class shoes, expensive hats, 
buzz cuts or any number of styles of facial hair.

The signals sent out by this person are inviting to one tribe and repelling 
to another, and so much of life is finding one's own people.

That said, I'm certain that this person's wife is right happy with his 
mohawk. He might get kicked out the house for showing up in a Tilly hat and 
Mephistos. 

kc


On Nov 19, 2010, at 1:14 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> 
wrote:

> 
> kyle cassidy showed:
> Subject: [Leica] iLeica Portrait
> 
> 
>> Sadly i did not have my Leica with me last night when perusing the 
>> housewares isle at the local TJ Maxx looking for an All Clad butter 
>> warmer.
>> I did snap this photo while I was there with my, cough cough, phone.
>> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2010/matt2.jpg
> 
> 
> And his mother always cooed how beautiful a baby he was! :-) If she could 
> only see him now?
> 
> Looks like he could be your worse case nightmare coming to "spike you to 
> death!" :-)
> 
> And standing at the alter about to marry his new bride the padre offers 
> "And do you Mary take this freaking looking freak for your lawfully wedded 
> husband?"
> 
> She responded?............................
> 
> "Not on your hairy headed chance!" ;-)
> 
> Oh well what else do you want on a Friday morning when looking at a freak 
> ass character like this...
> REMEMBER.....        "THEY WALK AMONGST US!"
> 
> Neat photo Kyle I'd hope you could run faster than this guy as he might be 
> a tad annoyed for singling him out as "Freak of the Year!"