Strangers to Namdor

These are some close encounters I have on Los Angeles public transportation.

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Canes on the bus. Just in time for the holidays and just in time for Hunter Altman to wonder who stole his cripple cane.

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Hello. Is it me you're looking for?

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When the wise old monkey from The Lion King morphs magically into just another stranger on the bus. No,you're quite obvious Sir, and I will NOT be returning to my home land any time soon, so please just leave.

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Here's a pal who's been judging me the entire bus ride. Get with the program. Fiat. #peopleofla #strangersonthebus #losangeles #strangerstonamdor

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It's not always fair how much more stylish some people on the LA bus are than others. Maybe I would have matched my outfit to the bus too, but I had a busy day and all...

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Oh LA buses, you just never know. You may sit across from an abandoned pioneer who just can't wait for a party. Or perhaps a little old man that likes to open mouth snarl at the life he leads. Maybe a kind man who just can't put away his new page turner. Or it might just be two young men who don't even know they're friends.

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Last night I took a real late night bus from Hollywood to Santa Monica. One guy just couldn't stay awake if it killed him. Another guy just couldn't take off his hat. I wasn't about to fall asleep or start mistaking midnight for sunlight, so I kept my usual job as camera lady.

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This is a man I may or may not have gotten rid of, but it's followed by a screen shot of a text from a worried friend. Oh, don't worry about me Hunter.

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These are strangers to Namdor from last week.

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Strangers to Namdor.

I started taking a bunch of public transportation through out Los Angeles. I almost never personally know anybody else on these buses and subways, they are strangers. I usually don't scowl at them, but I do what I have to do to survive. I like to collect photos of public transportation strangers, I feel brave knowing that I am taking candid photos that they don't know about. It's brave, it's not creepy.