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Friday, July 15, 2011

Ricky T.


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
Posted by Jeff M at 9:27 PM
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2 comments:

  1. Stephen ByrneFebruary 26, 2012 at 5:16 PM

    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.
    It's a beautiful photo.

    Stephen

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  2. Stephen ByrneFebruary 27, 2012 at 3:11 AM

    Thank you.

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