Taking a Break
Last year, I began taking a series of photographs “From the Balcony.” The street below is busy with traffic, security guards, pizza deliveries, people walking dogs, fitness folks going to the gym — across the street from a small walk-through mall. Observing from the balcony, one is able to watch, unobtrusively, the daily patterns and activities of the neighborhood. This gentleman can be seen at various posts at all hours of the day. Frequently seen late into the evening and very early the next morning, he is a constant and staid fixture. While this photograph might suggest his unapproachability, grumpiness, with an expression of contemplation; he is always ready with a genuine, broad smile and a greeting of Buenos Dias, Tardes, or Noches, depending on the time of day. Always attired the same each day, I found him taking a break, ironically on his feet and he is on his feet all day, during a period of inactivity. His presence and appearance in stark relationship to the surrounding, pitted and worn concert of the loading dock.
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