How differently we get lost in this wonderful city! A couple of years ago a bunch of my students kept getting lost, and we all realized that the only thing to do was to relax and see the humor in it. So we made an inventory of the different ways we get lost, and here it is.

When A or B get lost, they say “whatever” and make the best of it, which typically involves kicking back with a beer — and lots of photos made from camera’s steadied on the tops of bottles. When C and D get lost, well, they never get lost, because they simply stick together — and make photos of cheeks, chins, and the ears of their neighbors. When E gets lost, lucky here, she simply calls a number and a black SUV with darkened windows pulls up and whisks her away to her kids — which she then photographs, except then her oldest grabs the camera and takes over. When F gets lost, she basically goes into a panic, loses her normal reticence to go up to complete strangers — and photographs them! When G gets lost, she thinks she is supposed to look around for daddy to save her, but since he never shows up she then finds her way home with complete confidence — and takes these amazing photographs of walls, windows, and whatever.

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