The metier of a street photographer is to traverse the city unseen, incorporeal. A gifted few, like Robert Herman rise above the role of witness to conjure and coax poetry out of light, color and form.

We live in the strangest of times when simple things like pausing to talk to a stranger, embracing a friend or sitting at a table in a coffee shop can place us at risk, or endanger others. The city, as Robert knew it, has vanished. And he is gone from it too.

Yesterday we gathered to remember and celebrate his life and legacy. It was good to come together, feel the love and shed a tear. Even if we did so at a virtual remove, which was equal parts beautiful and surreal.

Thank you Tom Ashe and MPS DP for the moving tribute you put together.