mike . 21 years old / denver . colorado
i went out this afternoon a bit after 4.00 to go look for a stranger and return a dvd. i had to bring the dvd up to a spot on colfax street. i haven't had great luck on colfax, so i was hoping it wouldn't be too big of a project today.
as i left my apartment, i was dialing a friend of mine on the phone. i crossed the street near a convenience store that this young guy walked out of as i was listening to the phone ring and ring. i was debating which route to take, and wondering if i should just go up and ask this guy - he had great glasses and super cool hair. but he looked to be one of my peers and i think i have quite a majority of 20-somethings in this project, so i was weighing it for a few seconds.
i didn't get through to my friend, so i closed my phone and decided to chase this guy down. i walked down the street behind him and got his attention. i told him about my project and asked if he'd be a part of it. he said, "sure, i guess". i took it to mean, "dude, you are a freak, but if this is what makes your world go around, then sure, you can take some pictures of me." i had no reason to think that - he wasn't rude by any stretch of the imagination.
we introduced ourselves and then i asked mike to step into the shade. the sun was just about to peek around the corner, so i had a very narrow strip of shade for him to stand in. there wasn't much wall, either, and the place i needed him to stand was covered in broken glass and rocks. he laughed a bit, but he didn't seem to mind too much.
i took a bunch of shots and then told him he was free to go. i figured he was going to want to dash away from the scene - i think he seemed distant because he was trying to figure out what this was all about - but, he didn't dash. he stuck around and asked me some questions. this i love.
he's here in denver for a few days, visiting, hanging with some friends. he came down from portland, oregon, where he's studying journalism (yeah!) and philosophy (yeah!). he's going to take some photojournalism courses next semester, so we chatted a bit about that.
we both agreed that denver has something special going on. he likes it here and said that even if he's lost, he doesn't feel lost. i know what he means. the people here are cool. and the weather is tough to beat.
i went out this afternoon a bit after 4.00 to go look for a stranger and return a dvd. i had to bring the dvd up to a spot on colfax street. i haven't had great luck on colfax, so i was hoping it wouldn't be too big of a project today.
as i left my apartment, i was dialing a friend of mine on the phone. i crossed the street near a convenience store that this young guy walked out of as i was listening to the phone ring and ring. i was debating which route to take, and wondering if i should just go up and ask this guy - he had great glasses and super cool hair. but he looked to be one of my peers and i think i have quite a majority of 20-somethings in this project, so i was weighing it for a few seconds.
i didn't get through to my friend, so i closed my phone and decided to chase this guy down. i walked down the street behind him and got his attention. i told him about my project and asked if he'd be a part of it. he said, "sure, i guess". i took it to mean, "dude, you are a freak, but if this is what makes your world go around, then sure, you can take some pictures of me." i had no reason to think that - he wasn't rude by any stretch of the imagination.
we introduced ourselves and then i asked mike to step into the shade. the sun was just about to peek around the corner, so i had a very narrow strip of shade for him to stand in. there wasn't much wall, either, and the place i needed him to stand was covered in broken glass and rocks. he laughed a bit, but he didn't seem to mind too much.
i took a bunch of shots and then told him he was free to go. i figured he was going to want to dash away from the scene - i think he seemed distant because he was trying to figure out what this was all about - but, he didn't dash. he stuck around and asked me some questions. this i love.
he's here in denver for a few days, visiting, hanging with some friends. he came down from portland, oregon, where he's studying journalism (yeah!) and philosophy (yeah!). he's going to take some photojournalism courses next semester, so we chatted a bit about that.
we both agreed that denver has something special going on. he likes it here and said that even if he's lost, he doesn't feel lost. i know what he means. the people here are cool. and the weather is tough to beat.
0 comments:
Post a Comment