Maraton y media maraton "Oasis Rock 'n' Roll de Montreal"

Montreal, Quebec -- Septiembre 28. Corredores. Maraton y media maraton "Oasis Rock 'n' Roll" de Montreal. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Fotos "Copyrighted" 2014 por German Silva. Favor de hacer click aqui para ver fotos de la Maraton y media maraton Oasis Rock ‘n’ Roll de Montreal.

Marathon and half marathon Oasis Rock ‘n’ Roll of Montreal.

MONTREAL, QC – September 28: Runners. Marathon and half marathon Oasis Rock ‘n’ Roll of Montreal. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. September 28, 2014. (Photo Copyrighted 2014 by German Silva.) Montreal, Quebec -- Septiembre 28. Corredores. Maraton y media maraton "Oasis Rock 'n' Roll" de Montreal. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Fotos "Copyrighted" 2014 por German Silva. Please click here for photos of the Marathon and half marathon Oasis Rock ‘n’ Roll of Montreal.

"y el Otoño, a quien iba yo a buscar allá en las montañas ... "

... "y el Otoño, a quien iba yo a buscar allá en las montañas antes de que osara el mismo caminar el pueblo ... viene ahora a buscarme al parque cercano, a las calles del Monte Real ... y las pinta de amarillo, y de rojo, y de color ladrillo ... y deja que las hojas corran y bailen y hagan remolinos ... y le cuenten al hombre mil cuentos de niños ... ... ... ... de quien les habla, German Silva aka German Silva Benitez, a no confundir con Fernan Silva Valdes! un beso che! (escrito Sept. 16 del año pasado - 2013 - y ligeramente modificado hoy, Sept. 27 del 2014.) (Las montañas arriba mencionadas hacen referencia a las montañas que caminé en Utah. Las hojas contando cuentos de niños hacen referencia a las calles de Montreal. Los cuentos de niños - los recuerdos -- vienen de nuestro Montevideo -- de Colon, camino a la plaza, del Buceo, camino a la escuela, en la calle Rivera, camino a mil aventuras.)

Street portraits -- people of Montreal series. Massio, homeless

I've had a good life, he says. Especially when I was younger, up North. I used to have 16 dogs. We used to go hunt the seal. Massio, of the Innu people of Northern Quebec. He has been homeless for 20 years. He tenido una buena vida, nos dice. Especialmente cuando era joven, alla en el norte. Tenia 16 perros. Cazabamos focas. Massio, de las tribus "Innus" del norte de Quebec, Canada. El es una persona "sin techo" desde hace 20 años.

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Street portraits -- people of Montreal series. Massio, Inuit homeless. Montreal, QC, Canada

Yesterday, September 21, 2014 I begun my "Street portraits -- people of Montreal" series with a portrait of Massio, a homeless person, of the Northern Quebec Innu people. Here are the images I selected. Ayer, septiembre 21 del 2014, comence my serie de "Retratos de la calle -- gente de Montreal" con un retrato de Massio, indigena "sin techo" de las tribus de los "Innus" del norte de Quebec, Canada. Aqui estan las imagenes que seleccione. Massio tells me he’s been homeless for about twenty years. He is now 50 years old. 50 years old, been homeless for about 20 years. Really difficult to go back up North. He suffers from type 2 diabetes and schizophrenia, he tells me. He does not take his medication as he should – he needs 4 shots of insulin a day he says – preferring to watch his diet as much as possible, or to drink plenty of water when he feels his sugar levels going up. He does not like to go to clinics or to be assisted by the healthcare workers that tend to the homeless on the street. People are good to him he adds. They even gave him a sleeping bag. He gets plenty of money and food he tells me. He does not sleep in shelters. He is solitary he says. He uses the type of cardboard with a shiny surface to lay on and garbage bags to cover himself from the cold. (It gets pretty warm with his own breath he says.) He eats well and sometimes he has bear with his food, but not bear alone. A tattoo on his hand shows the love for Sue, his 27 year-old daughter. He has a good smile he tells me. People like his smile he said. I’ve had a good life he says. I liked it better when I was younger, up North. I used to have 16 dogs. I used to go hunt seals with them. He likes it when people stay and chat with him.