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Pregnant and living on a Sidewalk

Scott Walker September 23, 2018

As the sun was setting over Knoxville, she prepared for the night. Her home is the sidewalk. But, it's not just her... she is 5.5 months pregnant. In just a few months her child will be born.

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In people, People, News, magazine Tags homeless, knoxville, TN, Tennessee, Knoxville, Homeless, Sony, Alpha, Scott Walker, November
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He misses her

Scott Walker July 19, 2016

“I’ve seen - - I don’t know how many friends get murdered and die. I mean, Knoxville is a cool place, but it’s treacherous for the homeless. I’ve seen them die. That’s why I’m up here in West Knoxville,” Steven Henn told me. Evidently, the West Knoxville area is safer for homeless due to the upper income of West Knoxville residents.

The 55 year old then paused while describing his current life, “I lost my girlfriend.” When I asked how she died he said with tears in his eyes, “She… I think her liver… She did not tell me things that were wrong with her because she did not want me to know that she was dying. I knew she was dying, but it happened real quick - - gosh darn I miss her so much.”

His leathery skin was a mix of red and orange. His body covered with scars followed by tattoos.

I asked him about his childhood and he stated, “I was born in Indiana and my dad moved us to North Carolina when I was 13.” He went on to describe the atmosphere of where he spent his teenage years, “Back when I was a kid a guy use to put a gun to our head and he said – You beat this boy up or we’re gonna shoot ya.”

“Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes depression. It meets a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts that is something on which to pride yourself but poverty itself is romanticized by fools.” - J. K. Rowling, screenwriter and film producer

In people, People Tags Steven Henn, Steven J. Henn, Knoxville, Crossville, Tennessee, street photography, Scott Walker, homeless, people, Fuji, Fujix, Fujix100s, X100s
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The lonesome traveler

Scott Walker May 30, 2015

When I saw him, he was walking down a back road in Sevier County, Tennessee. He was about a block away from a food distribution point for those in need. His path was leading him towards the Great Smoky Mountain National Park...

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In people, People Tags Knoxville, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, street photography, Scott Walker, Fuji, x100s
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Why did you move to Tennessee?

Scott Walker March 11, 2014

I asked, “Where are you from?” He told me Kansas. Of course I had to ask why he moved to Tennessee. He told me, “Because it wasn’t too far away on the map...”

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In People, people Tags Fuji, Xpro1, Knoxville, TN, Tennessee, Street Photography, 100 strangers, people, life, Scott Walker, Small Town big world
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Waiting on the big break

Scott Walker March 9, 2014

I shot this in Knoxville, Tennessee. The perfect description, "Waiting on the big break." 

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In people, People Tags Knoxville, TN, Tennessee, people, life, street photography, street musicians, Canon, Scott Walker, 70D, Small Town Big World
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Street Beats

Scott Walker January 18, 2014

A shot I took in Knoxville, Tennessee. 

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In people Tags Knoxville, TN, Tennessee, Cannon, 70D, Cannon 70D, music, people, life, Fender, Chattanooga, violin
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