Derek Ridgers - Once I became a photographer, it stopped me being scared or intimidated by

Once I became a photographer, it stopped me being scared or intimidated by gangs of young men of whatever stripe. Initially, I could hide behind my camera but eventually I came to realize that if I was polite and friendly to them, then they probably would be to me too - a good life lesson.

- Derek Ridgers

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topic: Good Life, Life Lesson, Men, Young Man