Kevin the Captain
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Living on the street makes your emotions go wild.
Kevin was born in 1958 in Calgary, Canada, served in the Canadian Armed Forces and refused to go into the first Iraq war.
Kevin said he could be a millionaire if he wouldn't mess himself up with alcohol.
He recently lost his toes and can't walk properly anymore - you can find him sitting under the same bridge in downtown Calgary everyday, where shoppers go by, not noticing him.
Some sentences he said over and over again while I was talking to him.
"Mama ... I miss her."
"I'm not stupid."
"I'm not better than nobody else."
"I served in the CAF ... black suite and white shoes ... I am the captain."
"Fucked myself up."
"Lots of nice people out there."
At the end he asked me:
"You have a hand gun? Can you borrow it me once?"
9 Responses
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On 4 October 2007 Brett Kuck said:
amazing capture and story i hope this makes it into the issue
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On 4 October 2007 Urban.Hues gave props:
Such a sad, yet visually captivating shot. I'm drawn in by his disconnection with everything else in the photo.
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On 5 October 2007 cheryl petty said:
I love this photo!!! it's so different than what I've been seeing lately.
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On 5 October 2007 Marina Veereschild said:
It feels awkward to compliment you on this picture, because it's so sad, but it's a very good picture.
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On 10 October 2007 Karolus Naga said:
cool ..
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On 23 October 2007 Ramzy Rodiles said:
agree with all. a sin if this doesn't make it in.
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On 13 November 2007 Henry Bowman said:
great shot and story..often we pass through life just glancing at others.. you took the time to listen
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On 7 December 2007 Carl Timpone said:
i love the style and background story to this photograph
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On 20 July 2008 Marshall gave props:
it's the composition that treally does it for me. him in foreground left, the lines of the wall and sidewalk leading us to the figures in the backsgoround. solid work.
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