Gary.

When i was out and about taking pictures the other day, i bought a big issue and got talking to Gary. On the off chance he knew i asked him if he knew where any bookies were in the city centre and he said "I make it my business not to know that". After chatting with him for about ten minutes i had discovered that Gary was a recovering addict,and had dabbled in gambling whilst using. I wanted to photograph him because he was the reason why i was doing this project, i couldn't believe it that my whole project was talking to me. This was a a bit of a breakthrough for me, because it really pinpointed what i am trying to do in this project. Gary wouldn't let me photograph his face because his Mom didn't know he sold the big issue and didn't want the images appearing anywhere. The fact that his face doesn't appear in these images means something more to me, because addiction does take away you're identity. You loose people you love, you become an entirely different person and the only thing that matters is the addiction.  

So these 2 images really mean something to me because Gary is a recovering addict. And his story is why i am doing this project.