Making Photographs

Gesture

When I was younger, I had boundless energy. I could walk for hours with a bag loaded with cameras, lenses, and film. I was a perpetual motion machine with a camera. How time has changed all that.

Nowadays, I need periodic breaks when I am out shooting. On this particular day, I was headed for a local Starbucks that is frequented by many other street photographers. As I waited at a crosswalk, a man walked up to me. Peaking out of his partially zipped jacket was the head of a small dog. I knew I had to make a picture.

I complimented the man on his dog and asked him if I could make a picture of it. He agreed, and I positioned myself in front ...