Joaquim - $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
After a great dinner at our hotel in Lisbon, there were leftovers that I did not want to be wasted. After successfully being able to help a homeless person the night before, I sought out the same result this evening. Being later at night, I had to venture further from the hotel to find an area with more people around. Walking down a well lit side street, I came across a gentleman rummaging through some waste bins by a nearby restaurant.<br><br>I approached him with outstretched hands holding the boxed remains of a ribeye steak. His eyes lit up when I offered him the food and he gladly accepted it. He did not speak English and understood enough Spanish when I asked him his nombre? He went into his knapsack, pulled out a piece of paper &amp; pen and proceeded to write out his full name, Joaquim Rui Lourenço Farinha. Handing me the paper, he shook my hand profusely and kept saying “obrigado, obrigado”. I held up my phone and asked if I could take his photo to which he agreed and smiled widely when I showed him the picture. I also gave him 2 Euro. As I departed we shook hands again and he began to open the meal.<br><br><br>Taken 6/30/17 - Lisbon, Portugal
Portrait,Lisbon,Portugal,night
Joaquim - $2 Portraits - Jeff Marcowitz Photography
After a great dinner at our hotel in Lisbon, there were leftovers that I did not want to be wasted. After successfully being able to help a homeless person the night before, I sought out the same result this evening. Being later at night, I had to venture further from the hotel to find an area with more people around. Walking down a well lit side street, I came across a gentleman rummaging through some waste bins by a nearby restaurant.<br><br>I approached him with outstretched hands holding the boxed remains of a ribeye steak. His eyes lit up when I offered him the food and he gladly accepted it. He did not speak English and understood enough Spanish when I asked him his nombre? He went into his knapsack, pulled out a piece of paper &amp; pen and proceeded to write out his full name, Joaquim Rui Lourenço Farinha. Handing me the paper, he shook my hand profusely and kept saying “obrigado, obrigado”. I held up my phone and asked if I could take his photo to which he agreed and smiled widely when I showed him the picture. I also gave him 2 Euro. As I departed we shook hands again and he began to open the meal.<br><br><br>Taken 6/30/17 - Lisbon, Portugal