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I made this portrait of Mr Brown in Sacramento while passing through some years ago. I had car problems and was changing an alternator when Willie offered his assistance. He told me he had moved from Georgia to California and had fallen on tough times, I gave him the few bucks I had in my pocket for giving me a hand, made a few pictures and he was on his way.

D’Arcy Evans was born in a small town in Ontario, Canada in 1960. His interest in photography was sparked in 1997 while flying over the Yukon River in Alaska in a small plane. He made a photograph of the river that was later used by the geography department at the high school he attended back home. Over the years D’Arcy has owned and operated successful galleries and studios providing general photographic work and fine art. Today his “focus” is on fine art and his images have been viewed and sold all over the globe. Although not actively perusing portrait or commercial work he occasionally accepts assignments if time permits. D’Arcy prefers The Nikon system for digital work and still uses his Hasselblad 500cm for its...