Alright. New year , new beginning. Reflecting back on 2010 I was in a helluva lot of places shooting a helluva lot of different people , places and things. Choosing my best photograph was a toughie but one that didn't take long to figure out.
During my brief stint in London Ontario covering the Canadian Special Olympic Summer Games I'd rise early just before sunrise and head out into the city's down town core to shoot ...whatever. During one of my sun rising photo walks I noticed a man in a large parking lot checking the parking meters for change. As he walked closer I noticed that this was a man with incredible facial character and I stopped him and introduced myself to him. He replied...."My God ! My name is Danny too ! I live over the other side of the tracks at the shelter. " Well hearing that was the perfect way to break the ice and I told him what I was up to and asked if I could shoot a portrait of him. He agreed and I shot a series of four or five shots. As I finished I offered to buy him breakfast but he declined and as he walked away he said " I'm on my way to find my next hundred. " Little did he realize he was pure gold.
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