These were taken in Boston. That trip for me was a foray into the world of street photography, which I appreciate because I love characterful people. There's always the dilemma of feeling exploitative when photographing someone for their strangeness. I think as long as the picture works and doesn't feel exploitative it's fine. One picture that I missed on this trip that I wish I had was of a plasma tv in an open air restaurant with a picture of recently executed death row inmate Troy Davis on display, while all of these younger women celebrated what was presumably a 21st birthday.
Oh, man, you just had to tell me about that TV image and the girls. That would have been one hell-of-an-image. I've never felt it was "exploitative" to photograph people in public place, and I doubt seriously they would hesitate including you in their images....had they a camera in hand. And yes, I think it highly possible that people will have double standards in such situations. Take a look: http://vimeo.com/20304628
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