“Iconoclastic performer and writer whose taste, conviction, identity and discourse are uninformed by normative culture or the prevailing dictates of whatever constitutes the zeitgeist”, as he is describing himself on his MySpace page, Theo was one of the individuals who responded to an ad in Craigslist to have portraits taken at their homes. Of the many encounters I’ve had with total strangers, meeting Theo was one of the very pleasant ones.
After welcoming me – a stranger to him as much as he was a stranger to me – in his home, Theo immediately offered me some coffee as he just made a fresh pot. Politely declining, Theo would offer me some Greek yoghurt and was pleasantly surprised that I was familiar with this delicious treat. I don’t know anything personal about Theo but I know that I felt this when I met him. It is a phrase which usually is used automatically and fairly meaningless. However, in this case I truly meant it:
“Theo, it’s very nice meeting you!”
19 responses
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Jacqueline said (12 Mar 2008):
I really like this! Great work!
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zoe teng gave props (12 Mar 2008):
yes :) great one
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Ilya Petushkov gave props (12 Mar 2008):
love the purple tone in this one
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Iraklis Lianos gave props (17 Mar 2008):
Ha! Nothing like a man who appreciates himself more, the more he reads..
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Don Harney gave props (31 Mar 2008):
Great portrait.
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Nelson Campbell gave props (4 Apr 2008):
Fascinating and perfectly composed...
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John No gave props (23 Apr 2008):
One of the better portraits on jpg!
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Dorothy Menosky gave props (1 May 2008):
Absolutely wonderful!
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Heather Corkhill gave props (15 May 2008):
great portrait - background very telling of the personality of the subject
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Myrte Voogt said (31 May 2008):
perfect
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Handy Yusran gave props (20 Jun 2008):
love the tone and great lighting
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Lucy Lambriex said (13 Jul 2008):
Bloody well done. Love your story too and how Theo is in the picture (at least) twice. You made me look around this picture several times.
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Joshua Hew said (10 Aug 2008):
how do u get your colours like that?? this is very nice
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Marlena McClain added a link (26 Oct 2008):
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Riley Davis gave props (19 Jan 2009):
what a great idea!
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Molly . gave props (8 Feb 2009):
your portraits are truly phenomenal! fantastic shot!
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Adam Balkovic gave props (19 Feb 2009):
This guys the best
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Lucy Yang gave props (23 Jul 2009):
this photo says so much about his personality!
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Francesco Romano gave props (11 Sep 2009):
I like this shot!
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