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Subject: [Leica] A piece of great news...
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:47:00 +0100
References: <E79237C1-7AE9-462C-8FF3-55C01F01B290@frozenlight.eu> <A297C621-8A89-46D1-9F9F-0AF719AE3910@gmail.com>

I might ask in the neighbourhood, in some of the local shops, they might 
know. I have not taken any pictures of him recently because I kind of felt 
that I would be exploiting him. I really just wanted to help with the odd 20 
? bill and whatever else he needed. But now it might be worth it to see if I 
can find him. If his new home is in the same neighbourhood, then I am bound 
to run into him at some point.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
http://www.frozenlight.eu
http://www.greatpix.eu
http://www.nathanfoto.com

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On Dec 23, 2009, at 5:31 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:

> 
> On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:25 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> 
>> You may remember that back in late August I posted these two pictures of 
>> a man who had been living in a broken down car on the sidewalk by the 
>> beach since May:
>> 
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/Other/Picture-A-Day/4253606_netUM#635831932_RD2BE
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/Other/Picture-A-Day/4253606_netUM#635832032_ctrwP
> 
> 
> I remeber well these photos Nathan, especially the man and his dog, with 
> their profoundly beautiful and moving faces and eyes fixed on you...
> 
> 
> I wonder if there is any way to find him and do further photos, or even 
> more...
> 
> 
> Steve
>> 
>> I cycle past this spot several times a week, and during the months since 
>> I took these pictures I have occasionally stopped by to chat with him, 
>> give him some money, lights for his bicycle etc. Last week we had some 
>> bad weather with cold nights (not freezing, but cold) and lots of rain, 
>> and I had been concerned about him. When I cycled by on Monday afternoon, 
>> he was not there but otherwise the place looked normal. Today I came by 
>> and saw that his things were gone and some garbage men were loading the 
>> remaining junk onto a truck to take it away. I stopped to talk to them 
>> and they told me that he now, finally, had got a place to live. After 6 
>> months! I guess the latest round of publicity (national TV came to do a 
>> story on him in November, for a popular programme called Espa?a Directo) 
>> helped the local authorities get off their collective butt.
>> 
>> I feel very happy with the outcome and about the fact that I was able to 
>> provide him some small measure of comfort during the ordeal.
>> 
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>> 
>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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