This is Frank Z. Today is his 90th birthday.
Frank is also a survivor of the 1943 attack on Pearl Harbor, aboard the US Navy destroyer USS Mugford. For many years, Frank has frequented the local McDonald’s for coffee and breakfast at around 8:00am. On this day, his family, friends, and many who have come to know him through his daily routine were there to throw him a surprise birthday party.
Several patrons of the restaurant took time out of their morning rush to stop and shake his hand. I was one of them.
Happy birthday, Frank!
The 100 Strangers Project
As if the title isn’t a dead giveaway, today I am embarking on the 100 Strangers project:
Take 100 photographs of at least 100 people you don’t know. Approach a person or group of people and ask for permission to both take a photo of them and to post it to the Flickr 100 Strangers group. Get to know your subjects. Who are they? What is their life like?
I have yet to decide if I’m going to post my photos to the Flickr group or not. I have a love/hate relationship with Flickr, and don’t much see the value in using it at all.
However, the foundations of the project are solid and worth doing. It’s easy to take a photograph of someone out on the street without their knowledge. It’s something completely different to approach them and ask them to share details about their lives.
I’ve been stewing on this project for awhile now, but haven’t really found anyone noteworthy enough to start it with. Until I met Frank.
