Louisa J. Curtis the contrast between the man and the wall is very striking, almost haunting, he looks so out of place
This picture shows an old man begging in thick dark winter clothes, in front of a bicoloured patterned wall. The photo was taken during a busy street on a Saturday in the centre of Bern. A lapse of of 5 seconds of tranquility, with no people passing, allowed me to take the shot. This image was initialy conceived weeks before when I first saw it. The colour contrasts of the background, together with the strong charism of the man, strongly attracted my attention. Since I did not have the camera at the time, I visited the location several times until the scene recreated itself.