Dan Fleury Photos
Muhammed 6/100
This is Mohammed. I walked by a small alleyway and noticed the great light in it, so I decided to park myself there and look for someone.
Mohammed wandered by looking a little lost honestly, an easy target I thought! He did not seem to understand my request, so I pointed at my camera, then at him and he nodded OK. This was a quick encounter as he didn’t respond to my questions, and after a couple of frames, he said thank you and began to hurry off. I was relieved to finally get my next picture.
For the past two weeks, I have been struggling with the project. I go out with every intention of getting an image, but when it comes time to ask, I have backed away. It’s relatively easy to talk to a stranger, but to ask to take their picture is a completely different dynamic.
On one particular day, I finally got the nerve to ask someone, only to get rejected by four different people. I figured four strikes was enough for that day, and quit trying. It felt very frustrating to get over the hurdle of asking, only to hit another challenge when they did not agree to take part. It did feel like the whole project was a silly idea and doomed to fail.
Part of why I decided to do this project stems from a battle I have been fighting with severe anxiety. Essentially, any stressful situation that I face anymore renders me completely useless. So part of my plan with this project is to begin to re-introduce myself to stressful situations, but in a controlled manner. One where I am the driver of the demands, and one where the process (photography) is an enjoyable one for me. I am trying to make the project about the interactions, rather than the resulting image.
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This is my 6th submission to the Human Family Group! To view more street portraits and stories visit The Human Family group
This picture is the 6th 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
You can also follow along on my Instagram Project Page
or on my Facebook Page.
Muhammed 6/100
This is Mohammed. I walked by a small alleyway and noticed the great light in it, so I decided to park myself there and look for someone.
Mohammed wandered by looking a little lost honestly, an easy target I thought! He did not seem to understand my request, so I pointed at my camera, then at him and he nodded OK. This was a quick encounter as he didn’t respond to my questions, and after a couple of frames, he said thank you and began to hurry off. I was relieved to finally get my next picture.
For the past two weeks, I have been struggling with the project. I go out with every intention of getting an image, but when it comes time to ask, I have backed away. It’s relatively easy to talk to a stranger, but to ask to take their picture is a completely different dynamic.
On one particular day, I finally got the nerve to ask someone, only to get rejected by four different people. I figured four strikes was enough for that day, and quit trying. It felt very frustrating to get over the hurdle of asking, only to hit another challenge when they did not agree to take part. It did feel like the whole project was a silly idea and doomed to fail.
Part of why I decided to do this project stems from a battle I have been fighting with severe anxiety. Essentially, any stressful situation that I face anymore renders me completely useless. So part of my plan with this project is to begin to re-introduce myself to stressful situations, but in a controlled manner. One where I am the driver of the demands, and one where the process (photography) is an enjoyable one for me. I am trying to make the project about the interactions, rather than the resulting image.
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This is my 6th submission to the Human Family Group! To view more street portraits and stories visit The Human Family group
This picture is the 6th 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
You can also follow along on my Instagram Project Page
or on my Facebook Page.