Shrouded Figure and Doorway – Buenos Aires, Argentina. December, 2005Canon 5D and 24-105mm f/4L IS lens @ ISO 500We had landed in Buenos Aires late the night before to begin myDecember, 2005 Antarctic Expedition / Workshop,after a much-delayed flight from Toronto that had taken 24 hours instead of the usual 12. After just a few hours sleep construction next door to our hotel woke us up much too early. After breakfast we headed out for a walk and some fresh air, with a day to spend exploring this new city. Still somewhat bleary-eyed, as we turned the corner from our hotel I noticed this shrouded figure in an office building doorway. At first I was taken aback, but then quickly took a few frames, and we moved on.

I had been startled by what I'd seen. This person looked more like a corpse than a sleeping street-person. But there were some clues (as will be seen in a moment) that this was indeed someone sleeping rather than a dead body.

The mental image of what I'd seen haunt...