Time Shows up in a Face

"Time shows up in a face. Not loud. In the eyes, in the way someone carries himself, in a smile that doesn't need anything added."

Saw this gentleman downtown and said hello, asked if I could make a portrait.

He didn't hesitate.

Gave me a minute. A few frames.

Later on, you start to notice what's already there.

Time shows up in a face. Not loud. In the eyes, in the way someone carries himself, in a smile that doesn't need anything added.

That's what Rivertown Portraits are quickly becoming.

Nothing staged. No setup.

Just people here in town, willing to pause for a moment and be seen.

It's the same pull I feel when I photograph our parents and grandparents, before time moves on again.

I'll keep showing up and asking.

Every now and then, someone says yes.

This is one of those moments.

~Roger