These are some street portraits I got around downtown today, except for two which I took last month and didn’t make it into a post yet. I asked the subjects for a fact about themselves which others might be surprised by. The responses are beneath each photo.
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Gladys would only allow me to photograph her if she didn’t have to talk. After the photo I did try to get a surprising fact, but she really wasn’t talking! |
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Briggs is certified to skydive and a certified EMT. I asked, and so far, he hasn’t had to use both certifications at the same time. |
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Agnostio just arrived in New Haven from South America the day of this photo (taken last month) to start working as a plastic surgeon at YNHH. |
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Javier speaks fluent Mandarin. |
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Troy used to play basketball as a small forward and is also very generous |
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Mykel is a New Haven based fashion designer and a holistic healer |
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Lauren just moved to New Haven from Georgia |
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Roger saw a unicorn once |
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Adam is working on his third novel. This one is about love during the apocalypse |
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Giovanni runs a clothing brand called Garcia |
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Nef is a manufacturing technician |
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Jorge hasn’t figured it out yet |
This is so cool, Chris! Funny how so many of them also have cameras.
Thanks, Sandy! Those guys were together about to go and do a shoo themselves!
these are so cool Chris! I miss home
thanks, Joe!