I once gave myself the 100 Strangers challenge: Shoot 100 portraits of people on the street. It took me a few years....my confidence approaching people ebbed and flowed. But I did complete the project, and photographed people in New Jersey, Philly, Addis Abba, India, Tokyo, NYC, etc. I did get their names, always gave them my card. About 14 years after I made a photo of a young man in Florida, he found my IG account, and DM'ed me! We now keep tabs on each other via IG and I may photograph him when he brings his young daughter to NYC in fall. Heh.
Yes— the echo chamber we create for ourselves….
“Talk to Strangers” Yes!
I once gave myself the 100 Strangers challenge: Shoot 100 portraits of people on the street. It took me a few years....my confidence approaching people ebbed and flowed. But I did complete the project, and photographed people in New Jersey, Philly, Addis Abba, India, Tokyo, NYC, etc. I did get their names, always gave them my card. About 14 years after I made a photo of a young man in Florida, he found my IG account, and DM'ed me! We now keep tabs on each other via IG and I may photograph him when he brings his young daughter to NYC in fall. Heh.
Amen
What fun in the stories bettered yet by a humble picture…hello you two,too🫶
You are an inspiration to this introvert!