Now that's a question I ask myself everyday. Though, not for the same reasons as these guys I'd imagine. Great strong tones and harsh reality makes this one to remember.
Pretty decent score for a non-dpc photo. I love the mess here - the downed cone, the graffiti, the belly-scratching - I'd be wearing those expressions there too! (In fact, I think I did when I lived in the east village!) It's not in your face sympathetic like a dirty child, it's very documentary - there is no fantasy. No cropping of a depressing existence. No pretty dirt. Damn well done.
I came to love your black and white candid shotes so much in the recent 30 day challenge but this almost tops them all. Lovely image and - as ever - your tones and contrasts are magnificent.
Love the fact that there appears to be a giant pencil on the left of the frame....What the heck is that about!!!! It adds a wonderful touch of surrealism to the shot