Thaddius

Thaddius, originally uploaded by micantlec.

I was walking in Kensington on a bitterly cold day when Thaddius, a familiar panhandler and long time resident of the market, asked me to take his picture in exchange for any spare coins. I obliged, he fixed his hair and arranged his expression long enough for two takes. When I returned a few days later with a few prints he said, "I look pretty good, don't I? Don't you think I look like Jesus?...My eyes look tired - I'd better get my shit together and eat some proper food!"

Photo by Michael Leckman, Toronto - Canada.