Facundity
Carolyn and Shirley
This is my second (No.2) submission to The Human Family group. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.flickr.com/groups/thehumanfamily.
I did make individual portraits of these two girlfriends and their third friend, Tex, who was sitting to the right (but not in this photo) and sharing the bench. You can find them in my 100 Strangers album st as Nos. 65-67 (www.flickr.com/photos/55973292@N03/albums/72157651447401062).
I had approached them initially, because while they were testing out and finding their corn to be too hot to eat, their expressions were too good to pass up. They exhibited a camaraderie that touched me.
Believe it or not, while this is a candid image, it was taken with explicit and implicit permission after I met and photographed them already. This was Shirley's favorite photo from the ones I made and shared. She liked seeing her friend anticipating a bite of the warm corn. She wanted to upload it to her phone's slideshow immediately. It is quite beautiful to me that Shirley derived pleasure seeing a picture of her friend enjoying this experience. The older I get, the more I see small things unfolding before me and consider them big. Like Shirley, I really, really like this portrait.
Carolyn on the left is originally from Arkansas; Shirley on the right is a gal from the Black Hills of South Dakota. They are both in their 80s. They share a warm friendship, a love of roasted corn, the opportunity of people watching, and exploring life in New Mexico.
I've had quite a streak lately, picking out strangers to meet and learning they are in their 80s. Sometimes I'm surprised, and sometimes I'm not, but always I'm amazed. I hope to reach their age bracket fit as a fiddle, active and completely present of mind so I can seek pleasure around a city without assistance.
Anyone tuned in enough to find their way to a hip community pop up market is probably going to be amenable to being a participant in The Human Family project, so next time you go to one of those, don't be afraid to do some asks and enjoy some beautiful encounters.
Carolyn and Shirley
This is my second (No.2) submission to The Human Family group. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.flickr.com/groups/thehumanfamily.
I did make individual portraits of these two girlfriends and their third friend, Tex, who was sitting to the right (but not in this photo) and sharing the bench. You can find them in my 100 Strangers album st as Nos. 65-67 (www.flickr.com/photos/55973292@N03/albums/72157651447401062).
I had approached them initially, because while they were testing out and finding their corn to be too hot to eat, their expressions were too good to pass up. They exhibited a camaraderie that touched me.
Believe it or not, while this is a candid image, it was taken with explicit and implicit permission after I met and photographed them already. This was Shirley's favorite photo from the ones I made and shared. She liked seeing her friend anticipating a bite of the warm corn. She wanted to upload it to her phone's slideshow immediately. It is quite beautiful to me that Shirley derived pleasure seeing a picture of her friend enjoying this experience. The older I get, the more I see small things unfolding before me and consider them big. Like Shirley, I really, really like this portrait.
Carolyn on the left is originally from Arkansas; Shirley on the right is a gal from the Black Hills of South Dakota. They are both in their 80s. They share a warm friendship, a love of roasted corn, the opportunity of people watching, and exploring life in New Mexico.
I've had quite a streak lately, picking out strangers to meet and learning they are in their 80s. Sometimes I'm surprised, and sometimes I'm not, but always I'm amazed. I hope to reach their age bracket fit as a fiddle, active and completely present of mind so I can seek pleasure around a city without assistance.
Anyone tuned in enough to find their way to a hip community pop up market is probably going to be amenable to being a participant in The Human Family project, so next time you go to one of those, don't be afraid to do some asks and enjoy some beautiful encounters.