CALIBER

On Valencia Street.

I think it’s just something I have to get through my head: that the best photos I take (or at least the ones I enjoy the most) are the ones that happen when I’m not expecting them to. It’s part of the addiction of photography. You never know what might happen next, and you’ll never catch it if you don’t have your camera out and ready to go.

I took this photo of Tony last week. He’s a writer I met, a local guy whose first novel just got published. He wrote his SF story for i live here:SF and will be doing a reading at City Lights on Wednesday. The Jesus Loves You wall was really a perfect place to take Tony’s photo, in light of his story about growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness. Having him framed just-so in the window of this truck doesn’t make me believe in divine providence, but that if I have my camera poised and ready, I can get really lucky sometimes.