One Man, One Dream

Instagram! For those of you who have never heard of it before, it is a photo sharing app for your iPhone and Android smart phones.  It allows a user to follow individuals under aliases or nic names such as @CanadianJake or @Cachafaz.

I have been following @Cacafaz for almost 2 years now. The photography he does is amazing.  He has a hands on  approach; a 'get your hands dirty' sort of way in capturing the picture perfect snap shot. He visits places most of us are afraid to. He seems to enter with ease into part of the world; our back yard so to speak; a sector of society that too many of us choose to ignore - the world of the homeless.  If you do not see them then perhaps it is your choice not to.  You may even have rubbed shoulders with these individuals. One probably even looked you in the eye and you decided to look away.

It is said, 'The eyes are the windows to our souls.'  Cachafaz captures what many people choose to ignore. The eyes!  It is the eyes, to me, that tell the story of  these individuals. The stories that could be told I'm sure could fill libraries full of books.  I am sure you would hear stories that would break your heart; make you laugh until you cried and your stomach hurt; stories that would scare you and inspire you. Most of all stories that bring you to the realization that those eyes are part of a bigger picture. PEOPLE!  People that had dreams and aspirations, only to lose them along the way somewhere. People that still have dreams and aspirations, yet the only thing holding them back are the circumstances that they find themselves in. Cachafaz looks to change that.  Click on the link to find out how.

His photos capture people as they are. There are no props; no gimmicks; no nothing. Some bring a lump to my throat and a tear to my eye. Cachafaz is an individual that seems to be comfortable sitting with the homeless as he would be sitting at your kitchen table. My bet is that he would rather be sitting and  conversing with the homeless than sitting at your table. One day, Cachafaz I hope our paths cross.

So if you have an iPhone and the Instagram app look up Cachafaz and follow him. Trust me you will be inspired


Until next time,
Chi-Meegwetch

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