I think this is my best shot from Bele Chere 2007.
This street preacher is wearing a board that reads “Turn from Sin.”
Despite heckling from the crowd, he shouted out his righteous-minded, bigoted drivel. The Jesus-looking dude stood serenely next to him for a long while, clearly protesting but passively–Gandhi-ish.
Then the preacher said something that got to Jesus dude. This shot captures the moment his serenity broke.
I wish I knew what Jesus dude said to the preacher. The street preacher ignored him, as he did everyone else who confronted or questioned him, including the lesbian who tried to hug him and told him she loved him.
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yikes. so tense it almost gives me chills. great little story- i wish i knew what both of them said!
ash - what a fantastic picture. Thanks for the story behind it. Bele Chere wasn’t so good to us. Oldest broke his arm at the blow up obstacle course on Saturday and then surgery yesterday. It’s been a long couple of days.
oops. Sorry, I mean EM - Really!
damn, restless, how’d he manage that? and surgery? sheesh. I thought those blow-up things were pretty bombproof?
So sorry…
Luckily, you have bad news so I won’t dwell on the fact that you originally thought Ash took this shot!
Edgy, great picture. did you see this?
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I’m loving your photographs, AF. This one is so intense and the color in the wolfman photo- these are great!