Representation - The Man

When first shown this image, i had to describe the man and what i thought of him based on the picture. My thoughts off him are that he is homeless, scruffy, not had a shave, clothes have been well worn (patched up) and could be a squatter. He doesn't look like a man to have family or kids either. Also the fact that he is standing in the middle of a busy street in a city gives me the impression that he has nowhere to go or anything to do.

However his clothes are clean, so he may not be homeless, but living in a local hostel? he is also smoking, if he was homeless he would be using that money for food.

After describing the man, i was shown another picture of him, and was told that he is Doug Bilmaier, head of the vintage department for Ralph Lauren. It shows me that i sterotyped him for being different in the style of clothes that he was wearing, when all he was doing was having a cigarette break on the street.