Date: 2007
Location: Soho District, New York City
Graffiti appears in all places and is usually a sign of neglect and dereliction. The area was not derelict, or neglected. The building to either side are newly renovated. I took several shots of this building, setting up a tripod to make sure there was no hand jitter. After the third shot, this couple showed up, the guy basically ordering the girl to sit in the frame so he could take her picture. A very strange situation.
Stuff like this happens all the time. People either do not understand why you are taking a picture, or want to get in on the act. I was pondering a picture when we were traveling in Barcelona. I set up the camera and was deciding whether to take the picture or not. Deciding finally that I could not do justice to the subject with the camera I was using. This was an old film camera. The kind of thing that makes you look more professional than you actually are. I heard this woman behind me suddenly cry out that she wanted to take a picture of the building as well because I was. Too funny.
