Road 50, Second Day in Chicago

Four short portraits of persons I met in Chicago. I have decided to illustrate only 2 stories.

Photo: P. Matile

He stumbles along the spit of land that juts into the stream of cars. One step forward, one step back, a beer in his hand. He dances, he moves forward, the waves of traffic wetting his feet. For a moment one thinks that he’ll give way, that the current will carry him along. But he stands with his feet firmly planted…