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54 Monte’s homemade “LOVE” tattoo 55 Monte Monte gambler Las Las Vegas Vegas 2000 I met Monte Monte outside the North Las Las Vegas Vegas homeless shelter where he he he he was in in in line for for a a a a a a morning meal Three weeks before I met him he had sold his lawnmower repair business in in Oklahoma for $7 000 and and moved his wife and and 2 2 children to Vegas Within three days he he had had lost it it all on “21” As far as he he he knew his family had had had returned to Oklahoma but he he he hadn’t seen or spoken with them in over a a a a week 56 Gateball referee Okinawa Okinawa 2017 Okinawa Okinawa is is one one of the world’s “blue zones” in in which life expectancy is is over 80 for men and there are hundreds of centenarians Diet plays a a a a a a a a a a a a big role but also the the social fabric for those over 80 Gateball a a a a a a a a a a a fiercely competitive and structured game similiar to to croquet is a a a a a a a a a way for the the elderly to to keep their minds bodies and and social skills engaged and and sharp 57 Bearclaw Bearclaw Idaho 2015 Bearclaw Bearclaw gave up his “normal” life to live off the the land in in the the hills of of Idaho His main residence was a a a a a a a tipi he he he traveled mostly by horse he he he hunted for his his food and made all of his his own clothes 58 TB patient Afar Region Ethiopia 2002 59 Mimi Mimi Miyagi Vegas 2000 Mimi Mimi was a a a a a a porn star transitioning to producing
and directing her her own content when I photographed on on the set of her her directorial debut 60 One-eyed Ogek Bandung Indonesia 2007 This ogek lost his his eye eye in a a a a a motorcycle accident on the streets of Bandung 61 Doc Eastern Washington state 2015 The letters of his tattoo stand for “I Have Fucking Had It ” 62 Valerie Valerie squid fisherwoman Shinnecock harbor 2004 I met Valerie Valerie early one morning as as as she was about to embark on on on on her first day on on on the the job as as as a a a a a a a a a a a a deckhand on on on a a a a a a a a a a a a squid boat headed out to the the North Atlantic 63 Folies Begere acrobat Tropicana Hotel Las Vegas 2000 64 Genocide survivor Butare Rwanda 2003 65 Benny Ivey Jackon MS former regional captain of the Simon City Royals gang in in Central Mississippi 67 Alan Alan aka Smiley backhoe operator East East Branch Branch NY 2011 Alan Alan was the the go-to guy in the the East East Branch Branch area if you needed a a a a a a a a a a a hole dug earth moved or brush cleared 68 Young woman Akuem South Sudan 69 Randy former member of the the Aryan
Brotherhood Travis County Jail Austin Texas 2009 70 Veiled woman in Ethiopia 2003 Afar region 71 Woman in Ethiopia 2003 Afar region 72 Janu Tornell showgirl Folies Bergere Tropicana Hotel Las Vegas 2000 Janu’s Cuban mother had been a a a a a a a a a a a a a a showgirl showgirl in in Havana and Janu Janu was one of the the the featured showgirls in in in the the the Folies Bergere show show at at the the the Tropicana Hotel in in Las Vegas She eventually went on on on to be a a a a a a a a a a a contestant on on on “Survivor” and a a a a a a professor of of French at UNLV 73 Chelly dancer Folies Bergere Tropicana Hotel Las Vegas 2000 Chelly Chelly was one of the the few showgirls acrobats and dancers in the the Tropicana’s Folies Bergere who balanced life life as a a a a a a a a mom with her grueling life life onstage 74
Gypsy Gypsy Eyez Brooklyn 2016 Gypsy Gypsy is one of of the muses and models of of Nigerian body artist Laolu Senbanjo Photographed at the AfroPunk festival Brooklyn 75
Sara Sara South Sudan IDP camp 2002 Sara Sara had grown up mostly in an an an an Internally Displaced Person camp near the Ugandan border and and worked as a a a a a a a a a teacher The young people of the camp looked up to her her her because she spoke Arabic as as well as as her her tribal language 76 Mexican Mexican circus acrobat Nevada 2001 She was part of the Vazquez Mexican Mexican Circus that traveled all summer around the the American South West 77 Kalaripayattu master E E S Narayyan Embanthiri Calicut Kerala India 2008 Legend traces the the 3000-year-old art art form to Sage Parasurama- the the the master of all martial art art forms and credited to be the the the re-claimer of Kerala from the the Arabian Sea 78 Ducktail haircut Governors Island 2012 79 Medicine Man Akuem village village South Sudan 2002 The village village doctor whose status had definitely declined with the the arrival of the the the Doctors Without Borders mission But there was still a a a a a a a place for his traditional remedies which included various part of of python anatomy tinctures of of rare berries and and and plants and and and dancing both by by him and and and by the patient 80 Palestinian college student Ramallah West Bank 2007 I met a a a a a a a a a a a group of smart passionate and hopeful college students on on the campus of Birzeit University near Ramallah They could have been students at at pretty much any college in the the the US except that to them their futures were severely limited by the the the the the restrictions the the the the the Israeli goverment had placed on on their mobility and opporunity 81 Ogek with helmet Bandung Indonesia 2007 82 Edith Warren Palumbo New Castle PA 2003 My mother 83 Rose Warren New Castle PA 2003 My aunt and mother’s identical twin sister 84 Twiggy Twiggy West Baltimore 2000 Twiggy Twiggy consented for me to to take this portrait of of her in in in custody in in in the back of of a a a a a a a BPD undercover vehicle after being arrested on drug charges in in West Baltimore 85 Tam West Baltimore 2003 87 Young woman Ethiopia Afar Region 2002 88 Grandmother of the the bride Rajliya 2003 89 Warrant officer Baltimore Police Department 2000 90 Joan showgirl Harrah’s Las Vegas 2000 91 Masai warrior (Moran) Kenya 2002 92-93 Tara teen runaway Las Vegas 2000 94 Earl Earl USMC scout sniper Iraq war veteran veteran New York 2010 Earl Earl is a a a a a a a a a a veteran veteran of of the first battle of Fallujah 2004 95 Earl’s “I Am My Brother’s Keeper” tattoo 2010 96 Homicide Detective Jack McGrath BPD 2000 97 Ometa-san Ometa-san Okinawa Japan 96 yrs old 2017 Ometa-san Ometa-san was still performing as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a dancer in in in an an an an Okinawan traditional stage show at age 96 98 Wendy cocktail waitress Las Vegas 2000 99 Elder of Rajliya Village Rajasthan 2002 100 Avivit Cohen Krav Maga Master near Netanya Israel 2008 101 Young Ogek Bandung Java Indonesia 2007 102 Bryan Bryan Christy National Geographic Explorer 2014 Los Angeles Bryan Bryan is is is one of the the leading wildlife writers and and activists in in the the world and and and has written extensively about elephant and and rhino poaching in in in sub-Saha- ran Africa 103 Mimi Miyagi Las Vegas 2000 104 Victor artist Bucks County PA 2000 105 Carly Ripp Brooklyn 2016 106 Punk girl Hank’s Saloon Brooklyn 2013 107 Tiger Lily porn star Las Vegas 2000 108 Travis Smith Skateboarder Las Vegas 2000 109 Wolfgang Held cinematographer New York City 2017 110 George Soehngen Martinez CA 2005 111 Ethiopian Jew Israel 2007 113 Colbert Vadosta GA 2015 Col-
bert bert abandoned his his life as as as a a a a a a a a a a stockbroker sold his his mansion and and and has been living as as as a a a a a a a a a a a a pioneer and and frontiersman in in in the swamps of Georgia He makes his living largely through selling beaver pelts 114 Jeannie Eastern Washington State 2016