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Maria - stranger 474
I met Maria and her friend, Amber (see my next stranger), in Nottingham. Both were quick to say yes to being photographed for my stranger project.
We’d met next to a building with dark green walls, and as Maria was wearing a red top, I decided to use it as the background so I could utilize the colour contrast as I knew it would make for an eye-catching combination. We tried a couple of different viewpoints but I liked this angle the best due to how the wall fades into shadow.
Maria is from London but lives in Nottingham at the moment whilst studying for a Masters in architecture.
I asked Maria about her hobbies and she said she has lots of them and told me about a few of them. Maria said she’d been doing Yoga for the last three years and also enjoyed indoor climbing. She is a keen figure skater too. The previous day, Maria had had her first acting lesson for a long time (she’d last acted years ago) as she’d recently decided she like to be an actor in films of any and all genres.
What is Maria’s greatest strength? “High awareness,” she said.
What single word would Maria use to describe herself? “Brave,” was her answer. I then asked Amber what word she’d use to describe Maria and she said, “proactive.”
If I could grant Maria a wish, what would it be? After a moments thought Maria said, “to be happy and achieve all my goals.”
Thank-you Maria for agreeing to be photographed for my stranger project. I hope you like your portrait.
This picture is number 474 in my 100 Strangers project, yes, I’ve decided to do a fifth round. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
This is my 436th submission to the Human Family Group. To view more street portraits and stories visit www.flickr.com/groups/thehumanfamily/
Maria - stranger 474
I met Maria and her friend, Amber (see my next stranger), in Nottingham. Both were quick to say yes to being photographed for my stranger project.
We’d met next to a building with dark green walls, and as Maria was wearing a red top, I decided to use it as the background so I could utilize the colour contrast as I knew it would make for an eye-catching combination. We tried a couple of different viewpoints but I liked this angle the best due to how the wall fades into shadow.
Maria is from London but lives in Nottingham at the moment whilst studying for a Masters in architecture.
I asked Maria about her hobbies and she said she has lots of them and told me about a few of them. Maria said she’d been doing Yoga for the last three years and also enjoyed indoor climbing. She is a keen figure skater too. The previous day, Maria had had her first acting lesson for a long time (she’d last acted years ago) as she’d recently decided she like to be an actor in films of any and all genres.
What is Maria’s greatest strength? “High awareness,” she said.
What single word would Maria use to describe herself? “Brave,” was her answer. I then asked Amber what word she’d use to describe Maria and she said, “proactive.”
If I could grant Maria a wish, what would it be? After a moments thought Maria said, “to be happy and achieve all my goals.”
Thank-you Maria for agreeing to be photographed for my stranger project. I hope you like your portrait.
This picture is number 474 in my 100 Strangers project, yes, I’ve decided to do a fifth round. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
This is my 436th submission to the Human Family Group. To view more street portraits and stories visit www.flickr.com/groups/thehumanfamily/