Philadelphia Portrait Project: Rita Soto

The first in a series of portraits of everyday people living in Philadelphia.

Name: Rita Soto
Neighborhood: Bella Vista
Photographed in: Her home in Bella Vista
Why she chose it: Rita wanted to be photographed in front of her bookshelf, which contains so many books, I couldn't even count. She pointed out many of the ones that were signed, and I became very jealous when she told me she had an autographed Michael Chabon tome. If you look closely, you'll see a peacock feather on the shelf behind her. She told me all about how her husband chased it down at the Philadelphia Zoo, only to be plagued by questions from passersby about where they found it.

If you live in Philadelphia and want to photographed for the project, just let me know. You get to pick the place, and you get a 4 by 6 out of the deal.