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Silas Jelley
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A wanderer, writer, photographer

Walking from England to India, currently taking a hiatus in Vancouver
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"I work for the BC treaty commission. [...]
There's a lot of work to be done. It can take 30 years of work for some of these nations to see a treaty signed."
— Aice and Sasha

#photography #portraits of #vancouver #canada
Aice and Sasha on Main St, waiting to catch an Uber. Vancouver, Canada
February 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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"I just play around with 'em. I've got another one that I'm gonna build out. [...] The wife and I live on a boat, I've lost count of how many vehicles I've owned."
— Neil, a carpenter, and his custom van

#photography #portraits of #vancouver #canada
Neil standing in front of his custom van on Main St. Vancouver, Canada Neil standing in front of his custom van on Main St. Vancouver, Canada
February 1, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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"I'm still improving, life is a never ending learning process."
— Simon

#photography #portraits of #vancouver #canada
Simon, smiling outside the restaurant where he works. Vancouver, Canada Simon, busy sorting menus outside the restaurant where he works. Vancouver, Canada
January 31, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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"I'd be immensely flattered if you took my photograph."

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰?
"The cold."
— Michael

#photography #portraits of #vancouver #canada
Michael crouches slightly, mimicking me as I bend to take his portrait. Vancouver, Canada Michael strikes a thoughtful pose outside the Central Library. Vancouver, Canada
January 30, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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"I just wanted to dress up cute and come out for a hot girl walk."
— Sophie

#photography #portraits of #vancouver #canada
Sophie, dressed in a fabulous long coat and faux fur hat. Vancouver, Canada Sophie in a matching long coat and faux fur hat. Vancouver, Canada
January 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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"When I look down I want to see colour."
— Claire

#photography #portraits of #vancouver #canada
Claire, met on Main St, wearing her bright trousers and matching shoes and beanie. Vancouver, Canada A headshot of Claire, met on Main St, wearing a bright beanie, scarf, sunglass combo. Vancouver, Canada
January 27, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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"I've been here for nine years. Mostly I sell clothes and volunteer with Shen Yun."
— Janey

#photography #portraits of #vancouver #canada
January 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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"We just hope the change will come soon, and peacefully. There is always hope."
— Behzad, from Iran

#photography #portraits of #vancouver #canada
Behzad, standing at the service window of the photo-lab where I collected my portraits. Vancouver, Canada
January 21, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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After building a bed of her own design and using a drill for the first time,

"A new world opened up to me!"
— Avvai

#photography #portraits of #vancouver #canada
Avvai driving screwing a screw through the slats of her bed into the 2x4 of its frame after drilling pilot holes. Avvai smiling proud after completing a floor bed of her own design.
January 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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"I've got an opportunity to see the light reflect off life. [...]
Life gave me a beat down, but sometimes you've gotta find bottom in order to see yourself not in the abstract but in relation to others and to the world."
— Tobias, met on Broadway

#photography #portraits of #vancouver #canada
Tobias, met on Broadway, strikes an orators pose before sharing some of his wisdom. Vancouver, Canada Tobias, met on Broadway, looks into the camera with construction scaffolding in the background. Vancouver, Canada
January 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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"My kids were born here between '66 and '71. I took them to Hungary because I missed my family, but when they grew up they wanted to come back, this is their home. So they came first, and I followed. A mother follows her children."
— Maria, 79

#photography #portraits of #vancouver #canada
Maria, met on the corner of Main and 8th while she waited for a massage appointment. Vancouver, Canada
January 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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"Magic opens people to experiences they couldn't have otherwise. It's about the wow, not the how."
— Chris (right, a magician), and Kyle

#photography #portraits of #vancouver #canada
Kyle (left) and Chris (right) against a teal blue wall. Vancouver, Canada
January 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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"I was going through a rough patch in my life but I'm just coming out of it and starting to write songs again for the first time in years. My ultimate goal is to have an album recorded, so that when I pass on I have something to leave behind."
— Don

#photography #portraits of #vancouver #canada
Don sits on a bench on Granville St smoking a cigarette. Vancouver, Canada Don, met on Granville St, makes a peace sign and smiles. Vancouver, Canada
January 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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"We're an indigenous culturally led primary care clinic in the Downtown Eastside. It's not easy, but a lot of the visits I have with people are really lovely. I also run an indigenous health and safety program for sex workers."
— Jessica

#photography #portraits of #vancouver #canada
Jessica, met downtown, leans against a sunlit building while she waits for a care user who she supports to arrive. Vancouver, Canada
January 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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"It's the people that make a place stand out."
— Ellison

#photography #portraits of #vancouver #canada
January 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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"That was just the lift I needed, I've been having a rough day."
— Ciara

#photography #portraits of #vancouver #canada
January 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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The idea that we have a childhood with our parents, then go out into the world and live as adults and then, much later, have children, and that distinct communities agglomerate around each of these periods rather than building on the community into which we're born seems to be a very new phenomena.
January 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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"I've been here 51 years, I'm from Malaysia. [...]
Silas? Ah! Not a common name, but it's in the bible, he walked with Paul if I remember."
— En, met on Kingsway and 13th Avenue
January 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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"Got any spare change?"

"20 or 30 years ago I hitch-hiked here from Edmonton, I was in a brand new city and I didn't know my way around. How long's it take a person to know their way round a city?"
— Maria, met on Kingsway

#portraits of #vancouver #canada
January 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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"It's the alcohol keeps me looking young, I'm pickled!"
— Elias, 70, from Greece

#portraits of #vancouver #canada
January 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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"I'm studying computer science and engineering at UBC but I have to return to Bangladesh to support my parents, I am their only son."
— Nasim

#portraits of #Vancouver
Nasim from Bangladesh — met near Rogers Arena, Vancouver — leans against a wall beneath an overpass, eating his lunch.
January 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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"Yeah, I collect anything that looks useful, stuff I can trade [...]
I come from a family that blockaded the logging companies and fought to have our tribe recognised [...]
Been using [fentanyl] for five years but I'm tryna get clean so I can help my old lady get her kid, figure things out"
— Mike
Mike — met near the McDonald's on Central and Main St, Vancouver — leans against a fence, his trolley of stuff visible in the background. Mike — met near the McDonald's on Central and Main St, Vancouver — leans in for a close-up, his trolley of stuff visible in the background.
January 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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"I'm training to run a half marathon on my birthday, in Barcelona, with my mom. We've gotten a lot closer since we started running together."
— Alex

Day 4 of daily #portraits in #Vancouver
A full portrait of Alex — backed by a small, sunlit amphitheater — met just off Main and East 2nd Avenue, Vancouver. A close up of Alex — backed by a small, sunlit amphitheater — met just off Main and East 2nd Avenue, Vancouver.
January 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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"I used to work at a sawmill just there, where the Whitecaps stadium is now. If I've got it figured, right about where the 50 yard line is now."
— Billy and Brenetta

Day 3, daily portraits #vancouver #photography
Bill and Brenetta, against an industrial background, near the Whitecaps Stadium. Vancouver
January 12, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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"𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤."
— Trey, who sold me a pair of second hand jeans today, talking about his family back in Trinidad
Trey. 10th Jan, 2025, Vancouver
January 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM