Homeless: Rose & her baby daughter

April 29, 2003: Roxas Blvd. Manila

I love this image of Rose & her baby - I was just out walking on Roxas near the Naval Station, when I passed Rose sitting on the sidewalk...she smilied as I passed by, but was still a little shy when I asked permission to shoot a few frames; it's one of my favorite images from 2003

I would see Rose again in Nov. 2003 in Manila - Rose, her husband & babies are homeless; they sleep in a huge wood cart on wheels that they push through the streets collecting cans & bottles for money; the babies sleep through the night while Rose & her husband work the streets.

In 2004 I saw the Family out at 11pm near Adriatico Street - I told Rose her picture came out great & she smiled this huge smile, but I didn't have a print to give her then, and I felt terrible about that because I never saw the Family again in 2005/2006, even though I did look for them at night on certain days, carrying a nice 5x7 print with me in case I saw them.

PJAMES