Nina

Nina approached me for an interview for her blog NYthology. She is a journalist who works for CNN. Her blog which she operates witha friend is about cool New Yorkers doing cool things. She used to work for NY1 and missed the field work of meeting New Yorkers and hearing their stories.

The Outlaw Bobby Steele

This is the Outlaw. He was at a demonstration for Occupy at Union Square. He told me he was a wall street stock broker and day trader for 30 years.  When he retired several years ago he spent one year getting his face tattooed. He didnt give me a reason why other than he always wanted to do it. 

Kent

This is Kent. He is a 21 year old artist living on the street. I met him on 33rd street near Madison. He graduated from the Highschool of Art and Design on 57th and 2nd ave. He was living partially in Connecticut also. He was selling his drawings for $10 and $20 depending on the size. I didn't photograph the drawings .

Marie and Drew

Marie is one of my wife's high school friends. We recently held a baby shower for her and she let me photograph her and her belly.

Shane

I came across Shane in the Grand Street Settlement Housing Project in the lower east side. Shane told me he was born and raised in midtown Manhattan. 33rd and 1st ave. He hadn't slept in 5 days. Hadn't eaten in 3. He hadn't had a fix in 6 hours. He started crying because he said he lost his dog and his girlfriend was going to kill him.