On my way to work I saw this person. When I got into the office, everybody was talking about how cold it was out. Really!!!
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Day 748 “Good Things Do Happen To Good People”
A cell phone shot but it’s the moment not the photo. I’m proud to have been part of (in the audience) the Boston Police Swearing in Ceremony of the 41st Police Commissioner William B. Evans.
Day 747 “No Burger For You”
Tonight’s photo represents the hamburger that I couldn’t have today. Man, do I miss having one of their Black and Blue Burgers. Enough Said:)
Day 746 “Monologues Beyond the Erotic – Power of The Word”
It was such an honor being in the Harriet Tubman building for the reading that I couldn’t let my brief photo series end without including this photo. The lady in the photo was an audience member there to support one of the “readers” a writer, member of her staff and most importantly her daughter. I enjoyed the play of color between my subject and her background but more importantly I thought of the smile Ms. Tubman would have had watching these powerful women change the world through words.
Day 745 “Monologues Beyond the Erotic – The Conversation Continues”
Day 744 “Monologues Beyond the Erotic – I’m Listening II”
Another audience shot. This young lady was the sister of a reader. It was fascinating to watch her reaction throughout the readings. This expression was my favorite…just plain exquisite.
Day 742 “Monologues Beyond the Erotic – I’m Listening”
This is a photo of one of the audience members for “Monologues Beyond the Erotic”. Believe me most of the audience members listen as intently has her
Day 741 “Monologues Beyond the Erotic – Up Next”
This is a photo of one of the readers/performance artists for “Monologues Beyond the Erotic” Readers. These women read from a script provided to them, it was not their story but a composite of many stories recorded through interviews by the author.
The interview this performance artist read focused on “Uterine Prolapse” which can be caused by lack of sex. Very interesting concept to me as I really didn’t understand prior that a woman’s choice of celibacy could mean the trade off of a physical ailment taking over.
Day 739 “Here’s What I Hope”
Listening to this lovely, wise and wonderful lady tell stories of a life worth living and how the South End of Boston has changed over the last fifty years was just amazing. She took us step by step through how the legendary leaders of the South End (of Boston) overcame the challenges of her time while helping to foster in social and economic justice. While she believes, we still have a lot of work to do she is proud of her contribution, as am I. The evening was full of storytellers but her smile and quiet belly laugh made my night.
What do I hope, to have powerful, funny, sentimental, joyous stories that make me laugh/cry deep down in my belly to tell! “Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile.” – Sir Wilfred Grenfell
Day 735 “His Face”
Out on New Year’s Eve just walking around Boston’s First Night events in zero degree weather. Not sure who was colder- my camera or me. I came upon a fire show event.
Another photographer started pushing himself though the large group of people to get his “perfect shot”. He was in such a hurry he pushed a homeless, elderly man on crutches out of his way. I spoke up, and the photographer apologized to the elderly gentleman.
The elderly gentleman thanked me and said “young man let me share this with you, if you have patience you can live a much better life. I wish I had learned that sooner”.
Walking away, I decided I needed to capture my “perfect shot”…His face.
“Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. For if you put on more clothes as the cold increases, it will have no power to hurt you. So in like manner you must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind.”
Leonardo da Vinci
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