I believe the handwritten note has become a status symbol.

I think the people here (on the Coast) are looking for something to come back. It's a symbol that we can do this.

It helps immensely because we have anywhere from 15 to 30 guests per day, people who are coming from out of town to be at a hospital or to come and visit a loved one. Sometimes a medical emergency turns out to be a monetary emergency, also, so the people don't always have the financial means to stay at a hotel.

I had now made about 45 pictures, but what had I become? I knew all too well: a phallic symbol. All over the world I was, as a name and personality, equated with sex.

It certainly is a status symbol and it's big for the winner.

It could be a strong and powerful symbol of our relationship,