Donna - $2 Portraits - Jeff Marcowitz Photography

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A street photography project founded in 2009 by Thomas Hawk in San Francisco. I joined the project in 2011 and it has forever changed my outlook on interaction with strangers on the street.

Superman
Superman = Robert
Robert
Unnamed
Brian
Jonathan
Cedric
Ron
Harold
JR
Sam & Roy
Kirk
Top Cat
JR + 2 Weeks
Marco
Marco
Quincy
Barbara
Unnamed
Gary
Isom
Michael
Unnamed
Ricky B.
Ricky T.
Ryan
Tyrone
Donna
Monsieur Violin
Paul
F.R.O.G.
Josh
Darryl
Stephan
Harvey
Unnamed
Wilma
Navin
Robert
Marcus
Jerry
Richard
Kewu
Gerald
Svetlio
Aaron
Larry
Francis
Roderick
Henry
Robert...Two Years Later
Zack
Walter
Bob
Frankie
Frankie
Czech Guy
Bradley
Roma
Jonathan
Joe
Robert…Three Years Later
Pablo
Kenneth
Robert & Me
Ken
Troy
Amelia
Robert C.
Josh
Jason
Jeff
Ken
Tomas & Tara
Kevin
Michael
Doris
Brian
Brian
Jeremy (Elmo)
Connor
Papa Bear
Juanita
Frank
Spanky
Ron
Robert (and Jeff)
Joaquim
Frank
Charles
Little Holland Wolf
Willie
Mike
Robert
Kev
Andre
Marcus
"I Believe"
Gene
Deacon Robert
Lynn
I was standing on the corner shooting across towards Union Square when she approached and asked if I would help her get something to eat. She was wearing a badge of some sort around her neck which I thought might be some type of not-for-profit group identification. It turns out it was her California drivers license which she wears all the time since she was once hit by a car and didn&#39;t have any identification on her. She had a sad tone in her voice and when I asked her name and told her about the $2 Portrait project, she allowed me to take her picture. Donna is from Marin but now lives in San Francisco. She is 45 years old and is currently unemployed. When I asked her how she lost her job, her eyes filled with tears and said it was a long story. My questions seemed painful for her so rather than continue, I gave her a few dollars for something to eat.<br><br>I had not experienced that tearful reaction before when shooting $2 Portraits; it was very sad indeed.<br><br>Taken 7/21/11<br>Posted 7/22/11 for Daily Shoot #614: &quot;Lose the rectangle today. Make a photograph with a square (1:1) aspect ratio and post it.&quot;
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Donna - $2 Portraits - Jeff Marcowitz Photography
I was standing on the corner shooting across towards Union Square when she approached and asked if I would help her get something to eat. She was wearing a badge of some sort around her neck which I thought might be some type of not-for-profit group identification. It turns out it was her California drivers license which she wears all the time since she was once hit by a car and didn&#39;t have any identification on her. She had a sad tone in her voice and when I asked her name and told her about the $2 Portrait project, she allowed me to take her picture. Donna is from Marin but now lives in San Francisco. She is 45 years old and is currently unemployed. When I asked her how she lost her job, her eyes filled with tears and said it was a long story. My questions seemed painful for her so rather than continue, I gave her a few dollars for something to eat.<br><br>I had not experienced that tearful reaction before when shooting $2 Portraits; it was very sad indeed.<br><br>Taken 7/21/11<br>Posted 7/22/11 for Daily Shoot #614: &quot;Lose the rectangle today. Make a photograph with a square (1:1) aspect ratio and post it.&quot;