December 13, 2003 - San Francisco

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0304071		 A young homeless, with a small cache of items to sell
0304077		 Street market where people (many homeless) barter or buy 'bootlegged' items.
0304078		 Many elder asian women can be found seeking recyclables in trash cans.
0304079		 This man has a sign
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In the background, dozens of homeless line up for a hot meal.
0304081		 While consumers buy two and get one free, this man quietly asks for a dime.
0304082		 Chess boards all set to be played. But not many players today...
0304084b		 One of the chess players
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0304087		 One street, two carts, and two different lives.
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Onlooker watching the chess players.
0304089		 This homeless is trying to change pants. But he needs help as he has only one leg. It took about 5 minutes and half a dozen passerbys who lent him a hand to get on the pants.
0304090		 He struggles to maintain stability as he holds one of his artificial legs to the side
0304092		 On this side of the street, two homeless check how much change they have. On the other side is the San Francisco Shopping Center - home of Norstrom.
0304100		 Tourists searching for their next destinations.
0304104		 A young preacher in front of the Powell street cable cars. Where will you spend eternity?
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Part of the preaching ensemble. The drum beats resonates for several blocks.
0304108		 Shoppers readying to cross Market st.
0304117		 Shoppers readying to cross Market st.
0304119b		 A man criticizing the preacher, calling him a hypocrite, and warning all to abstain from sex.
0304120		 Shoppers readying to cross Market st.
0304123b		 Shoppers readying to cross Market st.
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The baby getting an early shopping lesson.
0304129		 A glance at my camera before he crosses the street.
0304130		 Certainly not one of the many who lacks food or shelter tonight.
0304133		 Another elderly asian woman searching for water bottles to recycle for cash.
0304138		 While the homeless cry for food, this little girl cries because she didn't get to ride a cable car.
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I think he's telling her how to run tables like this - the table had literature for LaRoche, a possible presidential candidate for 2004.
0304149		 This young man played songs of the old english era and brought smiles to many passerbys, especially to pretty ladies that he flirted with his charming smile.
0304155		 This girl uses the window as a mirror to tie her hair. I'm not the only one that noticed.
0304158		 Shoppers were out in force on this rainless day
0304164		 Market st and Ellis.
0304169		 The fiddler evokes yet another smile.
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A BART passenger exits the Powell station to find a stranger with a camera pointed her way.
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0304177		 The irony of this photo is that these panhandlers set up shot outside a bank. One wall divides the haves and have-nots. Even more ironic is that he's not receiving money, but a cigarette, in this pic.
0304180b		 Even the homeless is not stuff-less. Looks like he needs a second car, even when he doesn't have a roof.
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Scene of a coffee shop with of course my reflection on the window.
0304188		 It's getting dark and these two must go secure their spots for the night. This is in Golden Gate park.
0304219		 Two friends chat away and never once noticed my presence twenty feet away.
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0304232		 A view of the Japanese tea garden from the outside.
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Photos taken with Canon 10D, 24-70mm 2.8L lens. Handheld.

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