Dorothea Lange would be proud of me for this set of images. Driving down the road I passed paper towel trash. My immediate thought was “Ah that could be a photo” but then I thought more and predicted the photo wouldn’t have a person in it so it probably wouldn’t be much good journalistically. Go down another stoplight and I can’t stop thinking about that paper towel trash… its immediate relevance since stores are out of paper products, my eco connections with realizing the pandemic will lead to pollution looking like this from now on, and I don’t have anywhere to be. So, I turned around. Shoot the paper towel trash. I played around for probably 30 minutes shooting that trash so many different ways. Then I thought hmm well this might look better at night maybe in the meantime ill drive around and see if anyone is outside. Drive right across the road and see Scott Roux fixing bikes while his kids are playing having the best time. BINGO. I stopped and photographed him for about 30 minutes. He was nice and self-proclaimed that he didn’t have very good skills fixing bikes but he was doing his best. While the sun was setting and the bike was about done an adorable moment happened where his son came over and hugged him while having the biggest smile on his face. Moments like this are what makes me love photojournalism. I get to meet and photograph the community and capture moments that leave lasting impressions on me every single day.
Moral of the story: Always turn around.
A Glimpse into Lindsay's Day 