reyna . 20 years old / denver . colorado
it took me quite a while to find the energy i needed to go and shoot today. i don't know why. some people are good at figuring out why they feel the way they feel. i am not one of them.
i went to city o' city to look for a boost. while i had a nice time there, that boost never came. i eventually just bit the bullet and started walking. before leaving, i asked my friend which direction i should go. she pointed down 13th avenue and said, "that way, go all the way until the bridge." so i did.
i actually thought i would meet today's stranger when i got to the bridge, if not before, but... i didn't. so i kept walking. i passed by a few people, but they weren't catching my eye. i'd like to figure out what it is about the people i choose. it's not like they are holding a sign up, advertising their intense desire to be a part of a photo project. do you think i'll figure it out eventually?
i walked down 13th for a long time, but eventually decided to trace back, so i crossed over to 12th and made my way towards the library and museum. i've seen more people down there on other days, but it wasn't exactly deserted, either. i made the rounds but still couldn't find the right person.
just when i was about to give up on the area, i saw a young black woman sitting on a bench, enjoying a cigarette. a few weeks ago i photographed a man named tim who had also been enjoying a cigarette while sitting on the very same bench. i wonder if they were the same brand.
reyna (pronounced like renee) was very sweet. she was timid, but not afraid to talk to me. she liked the idea of the project, but some shyness seemed to be holding her back. like me, she's been in denver for about 3 months, and, also like me, she's enjoying it. originally from philadelphia, she's living out here while working with americorps. i met a few americorps people while working in boston and they were all quality folks doing quality work. seems like a good organization.
reyna apologized for being awkward in front of the camera. i told her she shouldn't worry about it and i tried to tell her she was photogenic, but she wasn't having it. i think there's a world of honesty in her portrait. i am not an expert on the matter, but my guess is that she's close to coming into her own and when she does, she's going to be a force to be reckoned with.
reyna hopes to work with the peace corps when she's finished with the americorps program, but she said she needs to improve her spanish. she's in the right place for that, i'd say. i've thought about the peace corps about a hundred times, but something always keeps me from going through the application process. for now, though, it seems that i've found enough to keep me busy.
thanks for your time today, reyna!
it took me quite a while to find the energy i needed to go and shoot today. i don't know why. some people are good at figuring out why they feel the way they feel. i am not one of them.
i went to city o' city to look for a boost. while i had a nice time there, that boost never came. i eventually just bit the bullet and started walking. before leaving, i asked my friend which direction i should go. she pointed down 13th avenue and said, "that way, go all the way until the bridge." so i did.
i actually thought i would meet today's stranger when i got to the bridge, if not before, but... i didn't. so i kept walking. i passed by a few people, but they weren't catching my eye. i'd like to figure out what it is about the people i choose. it's not like they are holding a sign up, advertising their intense desire to be a part of a photo project. do you think i'll figure it out eventually?
i walked down 13th for a long time, but eventually decided to trace back, so i crossed over to 12th and made my way towards the library and museum. i've seen more people down there on other days, but it wasn't exactly deserted, either. i made the rounds but still couldn't find the right person.
just when i was about to give up on the area, i saw a young black woman sitting on a bench, enjoying a cigarette. a few weeks ago i photographed a man named tim who had also been enjoying a cigarette while sitting on the very same bench. i wonder if they were the same brand.
reyna (pronounced like renee) was very sweet. she was timid, but not afraid to talk to me. she liked the idea of the project, but some shyness seemed to be holding her back. like me, she's been in denver for about 3 months, and, also like me, she's enjoying it. originally from philadelphia, she's living out here while working with americorps. i met a few americorps people while working in boston and they were all quality folks doing quality work. seems like a good organization.
reyna apologized for being awkward in front of the camera. i told her she shouldn't worry about it and i tried to tell her she was photogenic, but she wasn't having it. i think there's a world of honesty in her portrait. i am not an expert on the matter, but my guess is that she's close to coming into her own and when she does, she's going to be a force to be reckoned with.
reyna hopes to work with the peace corps when she's finished with the americorps program, but she said she needs to improve her spanish. she's in the right place for that, i'd say. i've thought about the peace corps about a hundred times, but something always keeps me from going through the application process. for now, though, it seems that i've found enough to keep me busy.
thanks for your time today, reyna!
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