Lawrence
(the man whose never taken a "selfie")
As I was out walking with my friend Ryan, I felt that I was in a bit of a rut for finding strangers since my 100 more strangers set was completed. The large amount of tattoos on him, as well a gentle looking face drew me to introduce myself and the project that is the 608 strangers. He agreed and as most people do, I asked him about his many tattoos. The over cliched question arose, when I asked "Which one is your favorite?" He smirked and explained to me that while he has a large amount of ink on his body, most of the tattoos were just done out of being "bored" with fellow artists. Kind of interesting to think that one would cover themselves with such works, and not have something that stands out a "favorite" or at least one with the most behind it.
None the less I learned that Lawrence was a recent transplant to Madison, as he had only been on the isthmus the better part of the last three weeks. With positive energy and a good outlook on the world, he hopes to either open his own shop OR join forces with one of the many local artists in the area. He expressed to me that the hardest part with tattoos is that it's always a learning curve, as every client is different and each has their own style and ideas. As I snapped a few photos from the middle of State Street (keeping my peripherals open for buses) he cracked a smile. As he told me that he's never taken a selfie, lack of self confidence maybe not. He just "never got into that," so with hopes I can share this photo with him someday.
We parted ways and I wished him the best of luck with his search, and maybe someday down the road I'll get ink and he will be the artist. None the less I made a new friend, which is truly what I believe the concept behind 100 strangers is all about. If I hadn't joined the group, I may not have been as adventurous with my writings and style. If your looking for quality portraits of total strangers (or maybe not so much) feel free to check out the group. If your up for a challenge, considering joining the group as it's full of very helpful awesome people!
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Lawrence
(the man whose never taken a "selfie")
As I was out walking with my friend Ryan, I felt that I was in a bit of a rut for finding strangers since my 100 more strangers set was completed. The large amount of tattoos on him, as well a gentle looking face drew me to introduce myself and the project that is the 608 strangers. He agreed and as most people do, I asked him about his many tattoos. The over cliched question arose, when I asked "Which one is your favorite?" He smirked and explained to me that while he has a large amount of ink on his body, most of the tattoos were just done out of being "bored" with fellow artists. Kind of interesting to think that one would cover themselves with such works, and not have something that stands out a "favorite" or at least one with the most behind it.
None the less I learned that Lawrence was a recent transplant to Madison, as he had only been on the isthmus the better part of the last three weeks. With positive energy and a good outlook on the world, he hopes to either open his own shop OR join forces with one of the many local artists in the area. He expressed to me that the hardest part with tattoos is that it's always a learning curve, as every client is different and each has their own style and ideas. As I snapped a few photos from the middle of State Street (keeping my peripherals open for buses) he cracked a smile. As he told me that he's never taken a selfie, lack of self confidence maybe not. He just "never got into that," so with hopes I can share this photo with him someday.
We parted ways and I wished him the best of luck with his search, and maybe someday down the road I'll get ink and he will be the artist. None the less I made a new friend, which is truly what I believe the concept behind 100 strangers is all about. If I hadn't joined the group, I may not have been as adventurous with my writings and style. If your looking for quality portraits of total strangers (or maybe not so much) feel free to check out the group. If your up for a challenge, considering joining the group as it's full of very helpful awesome people!
111/100