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Ghostman · Mar 26, 2015

Heavy stuff. Do you have his name and story? How he ended up with his life in tatters? Did you stop and chat, maybe buy him lunch?

rhyno0688 · Mar 26, 2015

His name is Bill, I was shooting for a local magazine about homeless and the like around oklahoma city and if I had more time, I would have. It was a spur of the moment shot and I had a few people waiting on me to go to the next spot. He was across the street from the bus station so I walked over, introduced myself and asked his name and if I could make his portrait. He graciously allowed me to, talked for a brief moment and said my thanks. I plan to go back to see if I can find his story.

Ghostman · Mar 27, 2015

rhyno0688 said:
His name is Bill, I was shooting for a local magazine about homeless and the like around oklahoma city and if I had more time, I would have. It was a spur of the moment shot and I had a few people waiting on me to go to the next spot. He was across the street from the bus station so I walked over, introduced myself and asked his name and if I could make his portrait. He graciously allowed me to, talked for a brief moment and said my thanks. I plan to go back to see if I can find his story.

Good man. I love it when these types of portraits are from a place where empathy for the subject was felt. Too often these types of pictures are exploitative as if homeless people are animals in the human safari park and us tourist walk though clicking away.

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