In 2010, when I was first delving into photography, I attended a week-long photography workshop called the Institute of Photographic Studies (IPS) in Dallas, TX. The first afternoon we split up into groups of three and walked around historic downtown Dallas. I pass two homeless people who were walking along the sidewalk, and I turned to my two female companions and said,”We should get a picture of them.” They both replied, “Christina, you’re on your own, but we’ll watch you from a distance.” So this is a picture of me following the two homeless people until they stopped at the intersection.

 I approached them with my request and pointed to a bench where they could sit down for the photo.

The resulting image was well worth it, and it won Picture of the Day at the IPS workshop! I haven’t attempted much street photography in my city, but reminiscing about this memory makes me want to do it again!

Christina has contributed to the blog before and continues to turn out amazing work that can be seen at her website here. She has a way of seeing the funny, the beautiful and memorable and turning them into something unforgettable.