Miss Black was walking towards me with her yellow scarf and lively hair when I asked if I could photograph her. ” I need to photograph you!” is what she said to me…something I don’t hear often.
She told me in her younger days she was an Opera Singer.
Remember back in the day when people used to walk down the street playing loud music from a boombox?
This was before the ipods, ipads, and i-anything! I was a little girl in those days. It would usually be a young man dressed in ‘hood’ attire walking down the block. He would make heads turn and some heads would get into the groove with him.
I miss those days.
This man was playing old- school funk. Everyone who heard that bass pumping were smiling and nodding their heads. Look at the man behind him.
Also, don’t ignore his Obama pin.
There’s two places I want to go, I want to go to the Bronx Museum and to that colored wall across the street from the museum.
I said that to my dad who was walking along the Grand Concourse with me. He had just taken care of important business and I was with him for moral support- and to take a picture when ever I could.
As soon as we left the museum, we headed to the wall. But there was one issue- who will I photograph? Who will be my subject?
Well, I didn’t have to worry about that for long. I looked up and in the front of me walking and laughing were 5 young Latino men. I ran up to them and asked them if they would pose for me…
The leader of the pack, Flexx, automatically said yes…and I automatically liked him. The rest of them were a little concern about their image but soon gave in; however, Flaco had to be coaxed to take a photo. Flaco seemed shy but there is one picture you will see of them hitting on girls who were passing by, look at Flaco’s face! He doesn’t seem that shy. Here are their names:
Flexx- the royal blue hoodie
Flaco- the yellow hoodie
Goose- the red hoodie
Geo- the navy blue hoodie
K- the black hoodie
I really like this photo. It shows the young men in true character. They are trying to talk to young women who are walking pass…Talk about candid! Look how excited they are!
The one in the Yellow name is Flaco.
When I approached them and asked if I could photograph them, Flaco was the first one to say no. He seemed very shy. In this picture, his friends are encouraging him to smile.
Look at his big smile.
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