Captivating portraits of people living off the grid, by MichaelJoseph 📸 via AnotherMan
in New York on February 28, giving us a rare view of a community of Travellers who make the world their home. Here, Joseph shares his remarkable voyage into this distinctly American underground.“I met a guy in Las Vegas. I didn’t know his name. We spent 20 minutes together by the side of a road. I took portraits, shook his hand, gave him money, and went home. I kept his portrait in a portfolio on my phone that I’d show people I met while travelling.
“I showed him the portfolio and he said, ‘Oh I know that guy. His name is Knuckles. Look at his hands. He has ‘knuckles’ tattooed across his knuckles.’ He told me about the lifestyle these kids are living. I began to recognise them on the street: they’re anywhere from 14 to 40, and they form an intricate network outside society’s norms. They all know each other. They won’t stay in an area too long but they do get transient jobs like washing dishes, working at carnivals or on farms.
“He said, ‘I remember you. I always wonder what happened to you and to that picture.’ I showed it to him, we exchanged information, he signed a release, we took a photo together, and I made a portrait of him using a Rangefinder.
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