Not too long ago,  I traveled to Fort Wayne, Indiana then to Chelmsford, MA, and finally to Deland, FL to make black + white portraits for AARP.  My subjects were seniors who recently lost their jobs due to the unfortunate economy.

My first stop was Fort Wayne,  where I photographed Dave Tindall.  The idea of the assignment was to create a strong BW portrait and then a secondary still life image that would illustrate what job the subject just lost.  Dave was a super warm man who has worked in construction all of his life.  

Don Hearn lives in Chelmsford, MA, which is about an hour outside of Boston.  He has worked as a golf course superintendant for the past twenty years and was recently laid off.  Despite the tough circumstances,  Don was a cheerful man who is optimistic about the state of our economy.

The last stop was Deland, FL, just outside of Orlando.  Allison worked for a local newspaper for over a decade before being abruptly laid-off when cutbacks hit her office.  She wasn’t too pleased with how her termination was handled,  so we lit her newspaper on fire.