The Photos
Friends
While sitting in the center of the sidewalk in S.E. Portland on a pretty cold winter day, we keep each other warm. That’s what friends do.
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Oyster Bar
A couple was having a heating discussion while slurping bivalves. While standing outside on Ankeny Alley it appeared the woman was winning.
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Sales Lady
She was waiting at the Saturday Market in the late afternoon sun. Her enthusiasm for the product she was selling was palpable. I could not take my eyes off her smile. Another easy sale.
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Charmer
She was parked next to me when I was putting something in the front trunk of my electric car. She asked “Where is the engine?” I said “There isn’t one. It runs on a battery.” She looked so charming. I asked if I could take her portrait.
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Barista
This barista had just made my latte at Stumptown Coffee downtown. I asked him if he would pose for me.
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Boxers
Portland city boxing is a unique gym with a woman owner. Half of the trainers are men and half women.
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Theo
I met this young man on the Burnside Bridge and asked him if I could take his picture. He answered “I’m good” meaning “No thank you”. After talking to him about his piercings, he said “OK, let’s do it”.
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Child
Photographing children on the street is a risky business. Parents don’t like it. Many street photographers don’t attempt it. I saw this boy glowering behind the wire. I held up my camera to a man sitting nearby and asked “OK?” He answered “Fine with me. He’s not my kid. You might ask his mother.” She…
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