Photography

    From my 100 Strangers Project - Shayonna and her sisters were handing out flyers for a fundraiser to benefit a foundation that helps people in need in their community.

    Three children hold flyers, standing in front of a booth with the “TMF Youth Community Foundation” banner, with books and informational materials on display. Cars and people fill the background.eg

    From my 100 Strangers project - Harold wasn’t the friendliest guy I ever photographed, but he’d just gotten off work and was on the way to the subway, so I cut him slack. He did affirm that he “works on Wall Street,” something I suppose a lot of bankers aspire to,

    Man in a suit walking; surrounding crowd passing by, TD Bank building with “Two Wall Street” and “Open 7 Days” signage visible.

    From my 100 Strangers project - Dike, a Nigerian immigrant earning a tough living as a pedicab driver in NYC was nonplussed by the police efforts to get him to move from his location near the entrance to the Central Park Zoo.

    A police officer and a woman observe a man giving a peace sign while sitting on a rickshaw in a tree-lined park area.

    From my 100 Strangers project - Mr. Ed had his very simple shoeshine stand (a folding chair) set up outside of a subway stop on lower Broadway. Larry, the tired businessman shown, said that he stops by for a tune up every few days.

    A man shines another man's shoes on a street corner. The seated man looks contemplative, resting his head on his hand, while the shiner focuses on polishing.

    From my 100 Strangers project - Shereesa didn’t want me to take her picture at first and used Chucky as a stand in. Later she let me get a few shots once I showed her some on my camera, but I have always liked this one.

    A person carries a large stitched-up, dreadlocked doll with a creepy smile while another person looks ahead in an outdoor market setting.

    From my 100 Strangers project - Terry was the consummate, smooth-talking salesman trying to move antiques from his place at the flea market at the North Carolina state fairgrounds in Raleigh. I asked about his hat, and he told that yes, it was for sale too.

    Man smiling at an outdoor antique market against a background of old furniture and people browsing.

    From my 100 Strangers project - Larique was shooting strangers with bubbles like he didn’t even care. I asked him if anyone had gotten mad at him and he assured me they hadn’t. “I just smile at them” he told me.

    Person holding bubble dispensers, standing in an outdoor market; people walk and browse vendor stalls under tents amidst urban architecture.

    From My 100 Strangers project - Cherrelle was watching her nephews trying their hands at making free throws at a carnival booth set up in a Charlote courtyard. Like us, she was just in town just for the day.

    Woman with curly hair wearing a striped top looking at the camera, standing with another woman in an urban area with people and an escalator in the background.

    From my 100 Strangers project - I asked LuAnn how long she had been working behind the counter at Sherry’s Bakery in Dunn, NC and she told me 17 years. When asked how many hotdogs she served in that period, she laughed and said “Lord, I don’t know. Feels like a million!”

    A person assembles food on a counter, surrounded by kitchen equipment and utensils, with order tickets clipped above and condiment bottles nearby.

    From my 100 Strangers Project - Dallas was working in Charleston, SC, South of Broad, in bitterly cold February weather. I asked him if he was used to it and he said “Hell, no. This is supposed to be South Carolina!” #Blaugust2024

    A construction worker wearing a hard hat and a hooded jacket holds a smartphone in one hand and a cigarette in their mouth, standing outdoors near a concrete pillar.

    From my 100 Strangers project - Despite his fierce look in this photo, Al was engaging and funny. He was working a part time gig as a parking lot attendant in Charlotte for a Panthers game. I stuck around a while to listen to him tell stories about growing up during segregation in NC’s biggest city.

    A man wearing a knit hat and striped jacket stands in profile, looking serious, against a textured concrete wall.

    From my 100 Strangers project - This was one of the first photos I took when I started working on the project and I failed to get this gentleman’s name. He was busking on 6th Street in Austin if anyone remembers him, I would sure love to know who he is.

    A person rests against a fire hydrant, playing a guitar, seated on a sidewalk, with a guitar case and walking cane for the blind  nearby. Urban street setting.

    From my 100 Strangers Project - Chanya was waiting to take part in a traditional Thai dance routine at the International Folk Festival held in my hometown each year. She claimed not to be nervous, but her pensive look said otherwise.

    Close-up of a woman with long, straight hair, wearing earrings, looking slightly upwards, in a black and white setting with other indistinct figures in the blurred background.

    From my 100 Strangers project - Lee, the fisherman at the Oak Island pier. We have a period every fall in NC when the blues are running and the fishing piers on our barrier islands are full nearly 24 hours a day. Lee told me that he has been fishing at Oak Island since the 1950s.

    An elderly man pushes a cart full of fishing rods and equipment on a busy wooden pier crowded with people engaged in various activities.

    From My 100 Strangers project - Kalindra was good natured enough to let me use this guy’s prop to snap a photo. Street fairs are a good place to approach people.

    A smiling woman wearing sunglasses and a polka-dot dress poses behind a picture frame held by others on a busy city sidewalk with buildings and pedestrians in the background.

    From my 100 Strangers project - Tony remarked that he was an African-American making me a Korean version of a Mexican dish in an American restaurant. Whatever. The bulgogi tacos were off the hook for real.

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    From my 100 Strangers Project - I met Joe downtown outside of a locally owned coffee shop. He was having some java and smoking a cigarette through a hole in this throat. He told me was a cancer survivor and that he just couldn’t give up cigarettes, although he no longer drank or used drugs.

    Man with tattoos sits outdoors, wearing a tank top and bandana, arm resting on chair, in a shaded area of a street with storefronts and trees.

    From my 100 Strangers project - Spike was getting a drink from a convenient water fountain when I spotted him near Zucotti Park in the Financial District not far from Wall Street. He didn’t have much to say but was willing to pose for a photo.

    Bulldog standing still on a leash next to a person wearing sneakers on a paved surface

    From my 100 Strangers project - I met Tammy at the mall late on a winter afternoon as she was about to head inside for her shift at one the restaurants in the food court. I saw her a few times after I took her photo and she always remembered me.

    Person stands smiling with a cigarette in mouth wearing a large jacket in a busy parking lot near multiple parked cars under a cloudy sky with a shopping center in the background

    From my 100 Strangers collection - Panchito was fascinated not just with my camera but with the whole process of taking photos and examining the back of the camera to see what I captured. He was not shy in the least.

    Child holding a cup and smiling while an adult couple sits behind them on a porch laughing, with a brick wall in the background.
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