Kirk’s Grocery-Billings, Montana

I have been documenting sites in Billings, Montana that mark earlier moments in the city’s history and their evolution through to the contemporary moment. Kirk’s Grocery a block or two form the railroad tracks and on the “wrong” side, has evolved into a music venue for rock and jazz. At the same time it sits right next to a facility that serves the poor and homeless. I was photographing the building from the middle of the street and had made all the settings when this older gentleman walked across the scene. I quickly snapped the picture as his presence personified the my sense of the place and, indeed, moved me. After taking the photo, I walked over to where he was and asked him if he minded my taking his picture. He said it was fine and we engaged in a five minute conversation about Billings and the neighborhood.
I used a Leica Q2Mono at F13, 1/250, and ISO 200.