On Market Street, I was approached by this gentlemen selling pamphlets of his poetry as well as the Street Sheet. I told him about the $2 Portrait project and he agreed to let me take his picture. Ricky Teague is 54 years old and is from Oakland. I looked at his poetry and it all had a religious flavor. "So you're a man of faith, right Ricky?", I asked. In a very soft-spoken manner, "Isn't everyone?", he replied. "Some people have found it and those that haven't, are looking for it. We're all here for a reason, and I'm here to find the good in people." Hard to argue with that. We talked for a few more minutes, I gave Ricky $2 and wished him well in his search for good people.
Taken 7/14/11
Posted 7/15/11 - Week 28
I absolutely love this photo. I am doing a post on Ricky's poetry on my site http://therantingbeast.com/ and would love to use your image with permission, credit and link back to this site if possible.
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful photo.
Stephen
Thank you.
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