July 19

As we were walking to the car after our post-monitoring beer at Hopleaf, I saw these three and took this photo. They guy with the beard obviously saw me – and asked why I had taken the photo. Sometimes I just smile and wave like I didn't hear and sometimes I say that I take photos of people on the street and I keep walking. However today, maybe because it was Friday or maybe because of the beer, I stopped and explained more. I learned that they had just left a all day meditation retreat led by the guy in the plaid shirt. We talked about how photography made me more present and was in its own way meditative. I love how my camera can open up these kinds of conversations.