Juanita - $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
It was about 8:30pm and I was just about to head to BART after an evening of shooting photos. She approached me from behind, “Excuse me sir, can I ask you a favor?” Juanita told me she had a few more Street Sheets to sell in order to hit her quota of 75 for the day. Since she had to be back to the shelter by 9:00pm, we talked fast. She was about 60 days into a 90 stint selling papers, after which she’ll have enough money to get her 7 year old daughter back and a place to live. Also, she said the Street Sheet organizers are helping her find a job.<br><br>I bought a paper, told her about $2 Portraits and asked if I could take her photo. She obliged, thanked me and then hustled off.<br><br>Taken 4/6/16
Portrait,Market,Street,San,Francisco
Juanita - $2 Portraits - Jeff Marcowitz Photography
It was about 8:30pm and I was just about to head to BART after an evening of shooting photos. She approached me from behind, “Excuse me sir, can I ask you a favor?” Juanita told me she had a few more Street Sheets to sell in order to hit her quota of 75 for the day. Since she had to be back to the shelter by 9:00pm, we talked fast. She was about 60 days into a 90 stint selling papers, after which she’ll have enough money to get her 7 year old daughter back and a place to live. Also, she said the Street Sheet organizers are helping her find a job.<br><br>I bought a paper, told her about $2 Portraits and asked if I could take her photo. She obliged, thanked me and then hustled off.<br><br>Taken 4/6/16