There was a vendors fair on my street a couple weekends ago. What with the delta variant, there weren't nearly as many vendors or attendants as there have been in previous, non-pandemic years, but it still gave me the opportunity to practice my skills in photographing people.
These characters were dancing and saw me with my camera. They were kind enough to pose for me. I sent them the photos. Told them now that they've got the band photo, they need to start a band.
Portland has some cute couples.
The city is full of creatives. You don't have to go to a street fair to find them, but this was a good chance to catch some shots on the DL.
This guy is always around. He seems to have a great time just playing and singing at the top of his lungs regardless of whether anyone is paying attention or not. But we shared a smile when I took this shot.
Ok so maybe the stiltwalker isn't out every weekend...
But I see this guy sometimes throughout the summer.
There were a couple good blues bands on either end of the fair, but because of the low attendance, they didn't have much of an audience.
Portland gets all kinds of canvassers on a daily basis, rain or shine, but I thought these were pretty unique.
I share these images only as art, not as a personal or political statement.
Portland has a nonprofit organization called Street Roots that allows the homeless and out-of-work population to sell the Street Roots paper and make money. Hopefully this guy made a little extra cash that day.
Some of the stores brought their business out into the street.
This looks like a fancy festival bus that you might only see at a fair, but it's actually just across the street from me, open every day. They make some amazing Turkish coffee.
This crazy vintage store with its quirky window display is always there, too.
And the crows are there every day, too, believe it or not...
Thanks for looking.
a percentage of this post's rewards goes back to support the community and the guy in the middle seems really excited about that
You can see more black and white photos of the street fair in my post Memory Lane, or Hawthorne Boulevard?