Although the photographers welcome the refurbishing efforts, they say since they moved outside over a week ago their clientele has dwindled, forcing them to find alternative ways to make a living. "If a did picture alone, mi caan buy a lunch," Winford Bennette, a photographer for about 13 years, said.

He said while before he had been getting a dozen customers in a day, he now gets about three. He has chosen to sell DVDs to make up the shortfall.

Lionel Grant, another photographer who has worked in the park for more than 30 years, says some days he does not get any customers, but notes that he is willing to cope until the refurbishing is complete. He says this is not the first time they have had to go outside for work to be done, although this time is the longest. "We don't make money but we will wait ... God will help us to eat," he said.

Another concern which the photographers have expressed since the closure of the park is the unavailability of public sanitary conveniences. Some of the vendors say that they have had to chase away persons who they caught urinating outside the park.