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Eatso

This amazing image was sent to us from photographer Destiny Mata who says, "I take pictures with whatever camera I can get my hands on.  I've never owned a camera of my own and I like it that way.  It pushes me to take advantage of having a camera that a friend has lent me to shoot with for a couple of weeks and document and capture a piece of my life or anything else that tell a story.  I grew up in New York City the city was my playground.  I grew up homeless with my single mother sleeping in shelter homes and subways." The above photograph is of her friend Eatso who is heading to jail for a graffiti charge – "I took photos of him naked on a couch....we set fire in the woods expressing his emotion and life obstacles to come." To see more of Destiny Mata's la vida loca and photography visit her blog Clan of Monkeys.