100 Strangers: 197 - Cathy (Explored)

This story starts in Burford, the "Gateway to the Cotswalds" and ends in Oxford.

 

We were on holiday and sadly coming towards the end. I had resolved to get at least one street portrait but so far had come up with nothing. We had arrived in Burford with the intention of staying there and maybe doing some walks. However, as soon as we got there we weren't feeling it. Luckily we had not booked anything so we decided to move on to Oxford.

 

Once we arrived in Oxford we had a lovely walk around this very picturesque university city. We got to a map and were deciding where to walk net when a guy with a tripod called Tim approached us and just started chatting. It turns out he is the CEO of a photo editiong app called expodo and he kindly gave us some tips on where to find interesting people.

 

The location he suggested was Cowley road and very quickly I saw Cathy walk out of a bar with a piece of paper in her had on the opposite side of the road. To my luck she crossed over. and I carried on walking until I found a half decent backdrop and approached her.

 

She was hesitant at first but agreed to a portrait, but not before telling me that she had just secured a job at the bar she had just came out of. She later told me that she was by herself in university digs and she was over the moon to be asked. I was over the moon that she agreed.

 

It's moments like this that make me so happy to continue on this project.

 

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