PEOPLE I MEET ALONG THE WAY

I've decided to start a photo journal of the people I meet as I walk my own path through life. My object is simply to record a brief moment in these stranger's lives. Usually our meeting is a chance encounter during the course of a day. I've found that each person enjoyed the opportunity to share something of their life - a moment; a feeling; a story.

Alex Haley said that "The death of each man is like the burning of a library." When I watch the people who pass by each day I wonder about their lives. What stories do they hold... and what stories do they want others to know.

Everyone has stories to tell. We only need to be patient and listen. Each of these people has enriched my life in some small way just because they took the time to share their time with me. People are a wonder.

These are just a few stories of people whom I've crossed paths with - People I've met along the way.

Tavit

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Thursday, July 1, 2010

This is Vittorrio. When I first met him it was at the Sunoco Station. He pumped my gas and washed the windows. In a heavy Italian accent he told me that he had MS and wasn't able to walk for 20 years. He said that he returned to Italy to the church of Saint Gabriella where he experienced a miracle. He says that he has just been able to walk for the last 15 years. 

He then came around to the side of the car and gave my wife and daughter two small flowers and a sprig of oregano that he picked out of his garden that he keeps at the side of the station.  

I returned to the station today to take his picture. When I told him that I was taking pictures of people that I talk to, he said "That's a nice hobby." 

It is. 

Thank you Vittorrio.
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