The tompostpile presents a collection of street portraits of Ticos and Ticas, young and old
It’s sunny day in Perez Zeledon (San Isidro de El General) during a week just before schools start again after the annual vacation period.
The city streets are full of cars and the stores and sidewalks are full of people.
The date is January 27, 2020.
The time is mid-morning.
This young man looks lost in thoughts or daydreams.
I did not ask why her arm was behind her back.
School shopping at “Mundo Magico”. I looked at him. He looked at me.
Lottery ticket sellers
Time writes history on a face…
The popcorn.
Confidence
Phoning and waiting
Amigas
Amigas
In the southeast corner of the Parque Municipal, Perez Zeledon.
To help keep people from being too “camera shy”, I often “shoot from the hip”. My finger is on the shutter release, but my exterior attention is not on the subject. You can’t always be sure you’ve gotten a good shot, but sometimes you get lucky.
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