it is hard to not ask if I can take the photo




I hate not having the camera
I hate not getting the shot

it is awkward to approach a stranger
but sometimes they understand

they can understand it in any of a number of ways

she is a photographer
so she understands my need to take photos

it is what I do
hard to explain
I just do it

scroll down for more images from the same series of snaps
a good percentage of interesting photographs

if you are too lazy to scroll down
here are two good ones

starting a documentary