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The Graffiti Writers of Vancouver: Meet Joe

Leica X Vario @ ISO 400 1/400th sec F/4.5 at 36mm equiv Meet Joe. He’s a graffiti artist, or as they call each other, a graffiti writer. He likes to draw with a spray can. He draws on walls, under bridges, and on trains. Why? The same reason why I take pictures, or why some like to play musical instruments. It’s an expression of ourselves through our chosen medium, let it be a spray can, a camera, or a guitar.  I ran into Joe, Jordan and Combo (tag name) as they were working on an amazing Simpson’s themed mural in a parking lot in downtown Vancouver. I will post those pictures in the next few days but I just wanted to get this backwards portrait of Joe up first. He’s a quiet guy, mild spoken, and very easy to talk to. They just finished the mural as it started to rain, and Joe was taking off to get his hair-cut when I got this one last shot of him.  Thanks for posing Joe. I hope you get a decent haircut… P.S. this picture was taken with the super cool but expensive Leica X Vario. I did
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