June 23, 2004
Why There are No African Mask Photos: A Failure of Courage
Dialogue at the Flea
Six foot five, African woman, proprietor of the African mask booth: (suspiciously) "May I help you?"
Me: (tiny camera in hand, smiling) "Do you mind if I take a photo?"
She: (curtly)"Are you going to buy anything?"
Me: (sweetly, with regret) "I don't think so."
She: "Then I guess you won't be needing any photographs."
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I didn't at the time, but it's now too late to reconsider.
Photo note: This is a case of perfect, though inadvertant, costuming. Needless to say, the image was captured at least forty feet away from the African Mask Booth.
Posted by Dakota at June 23, 2004 11:17 AM