The people you meet on the street make it worth it.

I was taking a walk around Marseille the other day (I love that I can say that since I live in the south of France now), photographing some street art in one of my favorite parts of town when a man across the street asks if I’ll make a photo of him. Who am I to say no? I took the portrait you see here fairly quickly and then we started talking. It turns out he’s from the Ivory Coast but had moved to Ukraine. Once Ukraine was invaded by Russia he moved to Marseille. Not one to be content with the first answer, I asked what brings a man from the Ivory Coast to Ukraine. It turns out he is a professional footballer and was playing there. Once the war started he moved out of harms way to the very interesting and diverse city on the Mediterranean. This wasn’t my only encounter or photo but it was one of the more memorable. Another will come shortly with it’s own backstory. A bientôt! (see you soon).