Portraits of Bend, Oregon: Steve
I've started a new photography project this week. Portraits of Bend was born out of my desire to (a) meet new people in my new hometown, (b) take more pictures, and (c) get over my fear of photographing strangers. At least once a week, I'm going to meet someone new here in Bend, take their portrait, and post it here on my blog.
I've been in Bend for 2 weeks. As luck would have it, the first person I meet and photograph has only been here 2 days. Steve just arrived from Redmond and is looking for work. If he can't find any work here in Bend, he may move on to Ashland where his sister lives. Steve is currently homeless, but did not seem anxious about finding a place to live. "Summers are nice here," he told me, "its warm and you can sleep anywhere"
