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Published: 2007-03-31 20:31:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 5723; Favourites: 178; Downloads: 0
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This is Montana and his pet possum.Montana is one of the better-known homeless here in Seattle.
He lives in an underground dug-out with his possum, his dog and numerous birds and raccoons that he has befriended.
(I'll be going to photograph it next week. Unfortunately someone recently ransacked it and almost all his belongings were either stolen or destroyed.)
He just got his section-8 so hopefully he'll have his own apartment soon.
That's Rob (also homeless and an amazing artist) skate-boarding by.
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He has such a kind face
Amazing shot!!! great comment..
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totally amazing shot. you really have good relation with the homeless.
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"...acknowledge their existence" : you do that wonderfully !
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I love the idea of befriending all those animals 
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Hi!
This image has been added in People around the world Feature #1
I hope that this feature opens up your amazing artwork to many new watchers!
Have a nice day!
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I just saved this photo as my wallpaper. A striking image. I'll keep it there probably until I get tired of looking at the opossum. Opossums creep me out. But they tantalize me, too. Probably Freudian.
Whenever I read your comments, my mood is instantly lifted. You convey so much positive energy, and I thrive on that. Guess I'm more on the sullen side.
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This is awesome. His facial expression really tells a story. Your photos all remind me of classic magnum shots, really.
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Rob's got the best #($*ing board I've ever seen.
Tell them hello from me!
And.. that pet is amazing.
-Ana~
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i like the shot. and the characters you find are very amusing.
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When a pic is a good one? At this moment if you have a movie in your mind. This capture is telling a story. Nice framed and and good grayscaled bw.
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I have to stop looking at these photos, before I break into tears. If only Bush had only spent the 300 billion on humanity instead of war...
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300 billion - can you even believe that?!
we could've housed sooo many homeless and sick people.
so sad...
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His expression is amazing. I love the other random guy in the back skateboarding. It's relaxing to look at if I can use that word....
Oh andmost certainly a
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I've met him before. He really is a nice guy. The photograph is lovely by the way. All of your stuff is.
I was going to the art institute and living in the dorms but ended up withdrawing and therefore had to move out. It landed me in Texas for the last 3 months, but I'll be back in June. I'll be living in Downtown Puyallup and then in August, my friend and I are gonna get an apartment up in Seattle. Anyways, when I get back I plan to visit westlake and probably give out free hugs again. Point being, I would love for you to take my picture. :smile:
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His eyes have almost a ghostlike quality to them... Like he's not really there. But because of their tone, eyes are drawn to them immediately. He seems like quite a character... The guy in the back helps, too.
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that's how i see myself - yup.
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that's how i see yourself too
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I love this photograph. His eyes are really pretty and twinkley. This is more than just a reference of what he looks like. His pet possem is awsome as well
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simply awesome..
may you share your setting detail?
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f2.8, 1/160
glad you like it.
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I didn't know such animals existed. I guess there aren't any in Portugal.
As i said before, i just love your photos because of their inner message. They're like a fist on our souls. And this one is another beautiful, simple and fistfull peace of work.
Keep up the good work, girl!
And, btw, Montana looks like Eddie Vedder to me
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great picture and great portrait. but that possum is sooo wierd. i've never seen one before.
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The skater is quiting a lot of force to this portrait. I'd better emphasis the buildings for this city portrait...
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love you for doing this. i just recently started by portraiting my former 'roommates' aka homeless addicts. this week i am back for a week in holland, and i can say it was very hard in a way to see them again, in the same circumstances i left them in about 2 years ago. i moved on, they're still there. and they will be there for long..
ive always thought, if i ever come out of this hell hole, i want to do something in return. because yes i was lucky enough to have a reason to fight, or i dunno what the difference was. half of me is still with them, and will always be.
- natasha
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i really liike the composition of this image.
also, its great how you've brought out his eyes.
very powerful.
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he has a pet opossum???!!! That's so frickin' cool!!! He seems like an awesome guy! Hope he gets a good apartment! Wish him the best! And Rob as well. BTW, how's Shy doing?
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mostly I like the contrast and the charimatic marks ( the possum is in my sight mostly it really gives another depth of life to a rather otherwise dead image the black and white here gives a special tension good work well a new appartment is at the least good news
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so strait forward, i like it a lot, keeps me looking
wonderful
take care
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who fucks up a homeless persons dwelling? thats just wrong. like, beyond wrong. your capture is beautiful. makes me want to get to know him. he looks like a really interesting person.
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amazing...
more than ever
i'm blown away
thank you love
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OMG THATS AWSOME!!!! wowo things like this are so amazing
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Montana's got a lot of character. He looks like someone's beyond-cool uncle.
I really like this; especially when paired with the description, it really makes me smile. I hope he gets that apartment. And if I lived nearby I'd send over a bunt cake.
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What will he do with his opossum if he gets his apartment? :/
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he's going to keep his opossum and his little dog.
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Yay! Maybe I can run into him if I ever manage to get over from Spokane. I like opossums, they're neat. Any word on how soon he might hear anything about the housing?
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