I haven't done much street photography lately, but this by @dek made me get back into it.
Walking across the square with the pubs around the old church in my hometown I saw this scene:
Olympus Stylus 1s, 56mm, ISO1000, f2.8, 1/160
Probably most people passing thought: "Oh look, a bum with a dog" and continued on their way.
But he's not a bum, he's a man, called Pauli.
Olympus Stylus 1s, 56mm, ISO1000, f2.8, 1/160
He's actually a person with a story, like we all are. He's a former self-employed bricklayer who busted his hip and lost his income and his house. He doesn't qualify for welfare because he has no fixed home address, and shelters won't take him in because they don't allow dogs. He has had this dog since it was born and he can't bear being separated from it. Looking at the two, I noticed the dog was better fed and groomed than he was.
As I was out shopping for groceries anyway, I asked him if I could get him something to eat, and he politely asked for some dog food. I got him the dog food, and he fed his dog, which really seemed to cheer him up.
Olympus Stylus 1s, 100mm, ISO1000, f2.8, 1/60
Not "a bum". Not "a nice photo opportunity". A man.