joshua . 22 years old / denver . colorado
i went for a long walk in search of the day's stranger. i walked by many people, but was not inspired by most of them. i asked one woman because i liked her coat (it had toggles), but she didn't have the time as she was on her way to a meeting. i walked on, trying to keep the sunshine on my face, and just wandered, not paying any particular attention to the direction i was heading in. i said hello to a man standing on the front porch of a split apartment building and he responded kindly. several months ago, i received a rather harsh rejection from another long-haired guy on a porch, so i almost did not bother asking this guy. but, as usual, my conscience got the better of me. i turned around and told him what i was up to and asked if he'd be the day's stranger.
joshua agreed to participate and soon his brother, john, came out to the porch, too. i eventually met joshua's girlfriend, katrina. it was so nice meeting such a nice group of people. joshua and john moved up here from oklahoma a few months ago. they weren't finding much work in the tulsa area and decided to move up to denver because of the many opportunities in roofing. joshua runs a crew of five men and has his own tools, and he has already found himself a good amount of work.
we talked for a little while before i started taking information. joshua was reluctant to sign the model release (i despise that model relase!), but he promised me he wouldn't hassle me about the photos. i apologized, but told him i absolutely had to have him sign it or i'd have to go look for someone else. thankfully, he eventually agreed. we talked about denver and tulsa and the neighborhood and about how friendly the people were around here. i told the guys about s.a.m.e. café and they seemed glad to know of a place to see the photos and get some good food for as much money as they could afford to pay.
and then i took some photos. i fired off a few head shots and then made my way down the porch steps to take the more environmental shot. i invited john to join in for this photo. the two brothers settled in on the steps and it was then that i realized i had already photographed another stranger on those very same steps (take a look at the photo from 02 september, 2009). i got a big kick out of that strange coincidence and told joshua and john the whole story about photographing their neighbor.
thanks so much for your time, guys. i hope you continue to enjoy your time here in denver.
i went for a long walk in search of the day's stranger. i walked by many people, but was not inspired by most of them. i asked one woman because i liked her coat (it had toggles), but she didn't have the time as she was on her way to a meeting. i walked on, trying to keep the sunshine on my face, and just wandered, not paying any particular attention to the direction i was heading in. i said hello to a man standing on the front porch of a split apartment building and he responded kindly. several months ago, i received a rather harsh rejection from another long-haired guy on a porch, so i almost did not bother asking this guy. but, as usual, my conscience got the better of me. i turned around and told him what i was up to and asked if he'd be the day's stranger.
joshua agreed to participate and soon his brother, john, came out to the porch, too. i eventually met joshua's girlfriend, katrina. it was so nice meeting such a nice group of people. joshua and john moved up here from oklahoma a few months ago. they weren't finding much work in the tulsa area and decided to move up to denver because of the many opportunities in roofing. joshua runs a crew of five men and has his own tools, and he has already found himself a good amount of work.
we talked for a little while before i started taking information. joshua was reluctant to sign the model release (i despise that model relase!), but he promised me he wouldn't hassle me about the photos. i apologized, but told him i absolutely had to have him sign it or i'd have to go look for someone else. thankfully, he eventually agreed. we talked about denver and tulsa and the neighborhood and about how friendly the people were around here. i told the guys about s.a.m.e. café and they seemed glad to know of a place to see the photos and get some good food for as much money as they could afford to pay.
and then i took some photos. i fired off a few head shots and then made my way down the porch steps to take the more environmental shot. i invited john to join in for this photo. the two brothers settled in on the steps and it was then that i realized i had already photographed another stranger on those very same steps (take a look at the photo from 02 september, 2009). i got a big kick out of that strange coincidence and told joshua and john the whole story about photographing their neighbor.
thanks so much for your time, guys. i hope you continue to enjoy your time here in denver.
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