31/100 :
Break Free
After almost a year of not shooting strangers for my [100 Strangers] Project, taking Stranger#30's portrait reminded me that it was time to get back into this game. It reminded me of how much I love this project and why I need it so badly in my life.
But things have changed since last year : thankfully, I am now a lot busier that I've ever been and it's hard to stick to one of my rules for this project : "For every full day spent shooting portraits of strangers only, I can choose one for my project"
Finding a full day, early morning to late evening that I can spend solely shooting strangers it's a lot harder now.
So I decided to break free from this rule because, hey, rules are meant to be broken sometimes!
And, man, what an impact it had on my daily routine!
I went from not ever shooting strangers anymore to having more than 50 portraits shot in the last week!
It's funny how, simply changing a rule that was engraved in your brain, can show you a completely new way to enjoy something.
I saw Stranger #31 while taking a walk last week. He was waiting at a tram stop in the Melbourne CBD with a friend.
As soon as I approached them, the tram arrived and, not wanting them to miss it, I kinda rushed my usual speech and asked if I could take his portrait in such a fast way that I almost didn't understand it myself.
I have to say, seeing the tram arriving, I expected him to say "Err, No. Sorry. Tram. See ya".
But he didn't.
He said "Yes, absolutely! I can take the next tram, there's no rush".
Hearing him say that instantly printed a big smile of my face.
I took his portrait, told him where he could eventually find it online and left.
Thank you, Stranger.
[This picture is #31 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the
100 Strangers Flickr Group page ]
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Camera Info: Nikon D810 | 85mm (ƒ/1.8D) @ 85mm | ƒ/2.8 | ISO 400 | 1/90 s — Camera Handheld
