First assignment on crutches!

Our weekly assignment for Portfolio was Homelessness, and I didn't think I could do it because I tore my ACL and I can't really walk. Our professor didn't think that was much of an excuse, so I shot these at Downtown Crossing yesterday. I know that they are wholly mediocre, but they fall into the category of photos-- every photog has these-- that I think are great because I know how much pain I went through to get them.

If you look closely to the right of the white pants in the window in the second photo, you can see a reflection of me leaning on my crutches.

It was really nice to meet Anton and his companion Rosemary, who live off of their bicycles. Anton kept saying he was making an exception for me (he doesn't usually like conversation when he's busy packing his bike because it distracts him; he doesn't usually share this much when he first meets someone; etc, etc.) Finally getting Rosemary, who seemed incredibly shy at first, to smile at me and say a few words felt like a huge accomplishment.

Anton talked to me at length about the things the environmental folks and the normal folks don't realize, about the disease of human selfishness, and strategies for carrying loads on bike racks. He genuinely appreciated my curiosity in his lifestyle and I could tell it was nice for them to chat with someone new-- I only wish I could have met them when it wasn't so painful to stand up so I could have stayed longer...