Dominican Shoe Shiner

Uploaded: August 21, 2012 15:38:43

Description

Photographed in Sosua, Dominican Republic.

This guy walks around town all day carrying his chair and box of polishes. He makes house calls to his regular customers and also does people on the street.

All the other shoe shiners are young boys.

Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 6250/1000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100,100, FocalLength: 18.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS REBEL T2i

Comments

Michelle Alton August 22, 2012

I guess he has to be a more clever marketer than do his young competitors! The last shoe-shiner that I encountered (In Philadelphia's Reading Terminal Market) was ALSO wearing red!

I love this capture! #1481731


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