As it get’s colder and darker, wandering around the streets seems less and less appealing, so, I’ve been shooting a little less. Winter came so sudden this year. Summer was non-stop traveling, shooting, and assisting. Now all of a sudden it’s dark, cold, and my weekends are free. You would think I would be used to this by now.

Normally I like to post images, say little to nothing about them, and move on. But this week, it came up three times in coversation, and that I should break the silence a little more. Here goes.

The first image was shot right at the entrance to the subway. I have general exposure I pre-set on my camera in different lighting conditions, so as I’m going down the set of stairs into the subway, I dial my aperture and shutter down. About once a week, there is a man who lays right at the second set of stairs and begs for money and food. When shooting the street, you have to be watching further ahead to try and predict a moment, and in this situation, I noticed a man stop to light a cigarette in the stairs and turn to the man on the ground. At this point, I was almost down the stairs, but wanted to look back to see if something was happening. He lit his cigarette then gave one to the man on the ground. I walked back up the stairs and shot one frame, turned and left. They didn’t notice. The whole interaction took place in about 6 seconds.