The Knife Sharpener

West 93rd Street, New York
West 93rd Street, New York

It was Meursault, the alienated persona of Camus’ L’Etranger, I think, who remarked on the resemblance that dogs and their human partners come to exhibit after a long time living together. Of course, there’s probably nothing to this, factually, but see if it doesn’t come to mind in the fleeting portrait this traditional knife sharpener allowed me to take in his truck the other day.

My Truck

West 92nd Street, New York

I was initially struck by the quality of the light filtering through the fiberglass skylight of the truck and started photographing the back storage area. But then this workman was very pleased that I was photographing his truck and agreed to be photographed with his truck. This is the pose he struck, unbidden.