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JPRComment by CaseWriter21: Bullie, this is what we see: Someone who loooks to be a manager at a news stand, an old guy, been around the block, knows a lot. He's looking at us -- not the camera man, but us -- inviting us to look around, pick up a newspaper, see what's going on in this city. But if we read it, he says with a sly smirk, we gotta pay. No freeloading.
Or maybe he
is looking at the camera man. You think you're taking a picture of ME? the man asks with a smirk. Nah, this ain't me. This is the mask I wear when I run this booth. You don't know the real me.
And I absolutely love the Advil box next to the man's hand. Subtly conveys the noise and busyness that is city life.
It doesn't matter if my interpretation is off -- if we're really in a Barnes and Noble, for instance, or if that man is just a customer. What matters is that the picture, the expression, the surroundings instantly told me a compelling story. It takes a lot of skill and a little luck to catch a picture like that.
That's what everyone saw in this picture.
Message edited by author 2006-01-17 04:00:09. 
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