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Subject: [Leica] A piece of great news...
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:27:35 -0800
References: <E79237C1-7AE9-462C-8FF3-55C01F01B290@frozenlight.eu> <A297C621-8A89-46D1-9F9F-0AF719AE3910@gmail.com> <69E1084C-7C7E-451D-923C-971806F8E544@frozenlight.eu>

On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:47 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> 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.


I found his face, especially as you captured him to be poignant , haunting...


Steve


> 
> Cheers,
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 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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