Stranger Connection
The Needle Tower (Hirshhorn museum) Ever meet a stranger and immediately connect? For the longest time such stories were safely locked in a box I labeled "Movies" - guy sees girl at bar counter, guy buys girl a drink and they lived happily ever after. I mean yeah right! Coming from a small city like Kampala chances that one would befriend an outright stranger in the middle of the day were slim. America on the other hand is huge, people leave familiarity and travel to new cities for school and work among other reasons. And that is how I met this guy. The museum had closed and I was taking photos of the Needle Tower in the Hirshhorn gardens when he came over. We exchanged a few remarks on angles and lighting then I decided I best get on home. He said “There’s going to be a photography club meeting here on brutalist architecture. I don’t know much about it, but you might want to stay.” I thanked him and said "Sure, why not." It was going to start in 2...