Three Reasons This Guy Is Awesome:

1) He cooks French food. For the French consulate.

2) He walked by while I was photographing a dead moth on the sidewalk. “Let’s put the moth on some leaves,” he suggested, “it will look more natural.” I thought he might be joking, so I laughed at the suggestion. 

“I’m serious,” he said, picking up the moth. “I can do it. I cook fine food, so I’m used to handling delicate things.”

3) After I took his photograph, the first thing he said was: “My mom’s going to love this. She lives in Oklahoma.”