New York: University Avenue
Inspiration: If you live in New York, you may have run into the Cat Man. This New York City character can be found walking around town with a cat on his head. When I took this shot, I did not realize that for the opportunity to photograph this character and his well trained kitty, one must pay a dollar. Once he informed me, I paid up. Good thing too. I saw him again later that day and watched someone photographing him without making the payment. I also watched him dispatch his companion (a woman . . . not the cat) after said larcenous photographer to obtain that dollar. She came back victorious.
I love cats... but this guy is strange!
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Posted by: Antonio Barros | October 20, 2009 at 08:26 AM
I hope that he's using those dollars to buy delicious treats for his fabulous kitty.
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Posted by: Style Spy | October 20, 2009 at 09:14 AM
Agreed I think it would be the cat's $ not his! The cat looks so regal, like she is posing for you!
Posted by: Cristi | October 20, 2009 at 09:19 AM
Great shot, great little story! What a sad man. I guess if you didn't pay up, he'd have to watch you delete his shot?
It is a great shot, tho, and worth the dollar. I love the way the cat is looking one way & him another. You seem to have a magic touch with composition, PD. I'm sure this was a quick shoot & yet the elements make a really good composition: the geometry of the buildings fits like a perfect puzzle with the subject.
Posted by: jill | October 20, 2009 at 10:49 AM
a friend of color man and his bird on the head ?
Posted by: la flore et la faune | October 20, 2009 at 11:47 AM
a fun story, really great shot. and i do love kitty cats.
but that guy...seriously. what a way to make a dollar.
Posted by: Stephanie Clayton | October 20, 2009 at 01:37 PM
Actually, it's better than sitting behind a desk all day. Nice shot.
Posted by: Don Prichard | October 20, 2009 at 02:54 PM
Cool. I like this story also. The man with the cat is a great subject. Fantastic work!
Posted by: Felix Bieder | October 20, 2009 at 02:56 PM
I just love this! Great character capture. And I must say, quite a lucrative gig! He's kinda like a 21st century freak show but less creepy.
Posted by: jess | October 20, 2009 at 03:30 PM
I'm crazy about cats,
I have one, 15 ears old, the best cat in the world....
Cats are very very hard to train.....
Posted by: sofiasophie | October 20, 2009 at 04:56 PM
how cute! but really, can he really enforce having people pay?
what a loyal and well-behaved cat! mine would run away...
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Posted by: alison | October 20, 2009 at 06:28 PM
re your commend on Kimiko, i'm so pumped you like her too! I found the pictures arresting. it's amazing the power that photography can have over you, i just remember feeling like this tiny tiny being in one city and that i am one of very very many people in the world that live their lives in such a different way than i do... i just thought it was a very cool way to broaden someone's perspective on how small minded you can become...
cheers darling xox
Posted by: muse | October 20, 2009 at 10:08 PM
I see this guy all the time walking around Union Square. lol
Posted by: Jason | October 21, 2009 at 02:02 AM
niceeeeee! :)
Posted by: Fotografia Ślubna Warszawa | October 21, 2009 at 04:56 AM
Great shot and fun story, I love the characters you are able to meet in a big city :) First time i'm on your blog, like it lots and will be back!
Posted by: Sofi | October 25, 2009 at 02:20 PM
oh my god, i saw that guy this summer while i was in new york visiting colleges!! and he screamed at me because i tried to take a picture of him (i didn't know that he wanted money either hahaha) but this is such a cool shot. i also saw the naked cowboy too! i love your photography & your blog! thanks for the sweet comments :]
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Posted by: Valncami | October 28, 2009 at 10:55 PM
haha - love it - I see this guy all over the city!
Posted by: Islandia | October 29, 2009 at 10:53 AM