Originally published on Jul 21, 2015, Chicago street photography
Tyner will make an appearance in my book, Alley Boys. Street portrait photography
Jul 21, 2015
What a pleasure it was running into Tyner White at Talkers’ Park yesterday. At 72 years old, Tyner’s creative mind is as sharp as a tack. Tyner makes all kinds of things out of items people throw away. The last time Tyner purchased ANY food from a store was in 1989, when he bought a small jar of olive oil. Tyner eats exclusively from dumpsters.
Tyner has file cabinets filled with schematic drawings for all sorts of contraptions, many of them designed for children, all made from garbage. Tyner also claims to have 11 semitrailers filled with items needed to make said inventions. From what I have gathered, hoarding has been an issue that Tyner and his son have struggled with.
A beautiful mind…
Tyner loves classical music. His knowledge of classical composers is quite extensive, and he loves to spend hours in the library listening to musical scores. It’s wonderful to be around creative people, and I look forward to spending time with Tyner again in the future.
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Gee Chuck I dont know what to say Just a beautiful sensitive and compassionate portrait of this truly special person Well done
Thanks Paul. He’s a special person.