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Published: 2005-04-19 04:07:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 9818; Favourites: 365; Downloads: 1876
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this is steven.he is homeless.
he has the kindest most radiant soul you can imagine.
he loves seattle, LA and chicago.
he dislikes san diego.
he reads anne rice, adores michelangelo and
likes to visit museums.
(he had me at michelangelo).
he says most everyone is nice to him
and only about 1 in 100 people
are assholes.
that's not too shoddy.
stories.
sit down with someone like steve
and swap stories.
it will change who you are.
* the white outline around his head is
not due to treatment. it's just the way
the gameworks awning looks framed
around his head.
or maybe he's an angel..? hahaa..
FULL-VIEW, for me.
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steven seems to be a very nice man. great portrait.
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Wow. The story and the shot together are great. It proves that even nice people like Steven could be homeless.
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but why is he homeless? :/
he seems to be very understanding and satisfied and kind
really!
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hello, great picture. its wonderful to read that only one in hundred are assholes.
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this is awesome! I really love the emotion... so many people don't realize that the homeless are people too! They have interests, stories to tell, and a life. Awesome job, keep it up
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Awww. I would give him some money. Poor guy. He looks so nice, and he has a georgeous smile!
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all the pics have stories ...but that one is from the onces we have to remember ...i dono ..what to tell you more really verry good work ...i hope all the ppl think in to the homless ppl ad hel them ..
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Wonderful...people who are supposed by others to be happy take pills and go to psychiatrists (like I did) and people like this guy right here looks so happy.
Full view &
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yea, he seemed really centered and radiant.
thanks for yr comment and fave.
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wow. I'm reading through all of these comments, wondering if you'll ever even get to mine. either way, I feel it's worth saying. This is my favourite photograph. ever. I appreciate any piece of art that makes me feel something. This photo is intense, and you captured something magical that I can't even put into words. I would like to thank you for sharing your gift with the world.
believe it or not, you're making the world a better place. one photograph at a time.
you're absolutely amazing.
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sorry i'm so late in responding to this comment. when someone leaves a comment such as this
i am moved so much that it's hard to find the right words to reply.
This photo is very, VERY special to me. 'something magical' just as you said.
to meet someone who owns next to nothing and yet possesses such tenderness and LIGHT
is an incredible experience. I'm so glad you see that. I'm so glad you feel that.
thanks so much for writing.
This photo received a lot of comments but yours was truly special.
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No worries! I admire you so much, and it feels good to know that you read something I wrote to you. It is refreshing to know that there are people like you in this hard, fast, busy world. Since I found your gallery, it has inspired me in ways I couldn't even express to you. So, all I can do is humbly thank you. You're truly a talented person. Your photos put a smile in my heart.
Do keep up the amazing work.
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great shot with a lovely story.
thanks for these stories....
i especially like the one about kenny on your recent journal.
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thats awesome, looks likee the avg good looking guy, but he is homeless! just an great shot!
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yes, he could've probably been a model. i don't know why he chooses to be homeless.
i want to take him out for lunch and ask him more about himself when i next see him.
thanks for the comment.
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sounds great! let us all know how it goes.
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hes wrong... 99 out of 100 people are dumb.
great portrait!
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thanks. just saw yr gallery, some good work.
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the compression on this is doing something incredible to the highlites. really does not look like a photograph. really interesting, did you shoot with some kind of a filter? very interesting.
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amazing work! so touching, really.
congratulations for how human you are, this kind of special friends we only find once in our lives
this is outstanding...
i do think he is an angel, at least he has such beautiful eyes, there's something mysterious to it.
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thanks. this photo means a lot to me.
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How many people would walk right past him? I'm glad you did not...speaks volumes of the man you are! Great photo...
Somehow puts life in perspective.
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i mentioned to anyone when the homeless story comes up in my mind Steven--and his radiant soul and ur compassionate ones comes togetether!
love u
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hey! i saw this featured on =LivinDArealWorld 's page. love the capture and the story behind it. keep up the amazing work!
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i'm very glad you like it and thanks for the fave. 
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I love this picture and mostly his smile.. very sincere
and I hope you don't mind I'm featuring him and you here [link]
You're such a great one
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ahh yes! i noticed 'steven' had a few more faves today suddenly.
thank you so much. he was a very rare breed - so content with things as they were.
not at all bleak or embittered even as 99% of the people walking by treated him as
though he was invisible. he was so... i want to say Pure. quite angelic.
well, the eyes say it all.
thanks again sweety.
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you are so very welcome
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wow, this is one of the best "street photography" photographs i think i've seen. his expression is perfect. his eyes show a lot of kindness and seem to bring out a story.
wonderful photo, and i love the story you put to go with it.
btw, i'm sure you get asked this a ton, but how do you come up to people like this and get a picture of them? sometimes i'll be walking downtown and i see some homeless people that i would love to take a picture of... i just feel strange and kind of rude doing it... but i would really love to. it'd also be great to here stories like that.
wonderful work
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i'm not sure what the question is? how do i approach people?
i simply just do it. i know i have to take risks to get
the shots i want and that's the most important thing to me
so i'll do anything to get them. i see many people on the streets.
sometimes i am compelled to sit and chat with them and i always follow
that instinct. sometimes i'm not so i keep going. it's just that simple.
you have to be committed i think. you have to push through your
self-imposed boundaries and
Just Do It.
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last time i did that-- photographing strangers, people gave me a "pissed off" look
street photographing scares me now. :tear:
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