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Just as I was taking a picture of this wall, a man entered the frame. What struck me was the piercing focus of his gaze, the precise tilt of his hat brim, the graceful cradling of the cigarette. A line of chalk follows him on the wall and a scrawled "Fack" precedes him. The Rat Pack, the cowboy, and the jazz musician have nothing on this man's lingering cool.

 

In a span of three segments of sidewalk, his presence transformed an intriguing wall into a mere backdrop for his character. When he exited the frame, his absence seemed to accentuate the impact of the human element.

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Uploaded on May 15, 2007
Taken on May 5, 2007