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This picture is #22 in the 100 Strangers Project - Round 3
Meet Sydney
Was in Bethesda a few days back - after quite a while. Approaching strangers is always a challenge - and its not changed even after 200 plus strangers, and a big gap certainly doesn't help. After a couple of failed attempts I was planning to call it a day - but during my walk back I noticed Sydney at the counters through the glass of a jewelry store. Her sense of dressing and fashion with that hat and a superb personality was attention grabbing even through the glass. Realizing that it was near closing time, I actually stepped into the store (first time have done that) and made my request. And luckily for me Sydney accepted my request and stepped outside the store for a few minutes.
To say that this beautiful young lady was a natural would be a understatement - be it her confidence or her ability to express/pose. Despite the rushed and random nature of these pictures working with a stranger, she just rocked the pictures, despite being on the street. And did I mention the expressive eyes and her enthusiasm and happy vibe. I can only imagine how great she would do in a more coordinated session.
Sydney, besides being a store manager is also a student, working towards a degree in social studies I believe. She has been a trained ballerina which I think shows in the way she carries herself. She's only 22 years, but has already moved 14 times already - across the length and breadth of the USA and also Canada, courtesy of her dad who was a chef. Her favorite quality of herself - her ability to connect with people which was very visible during our interaction. Her favorite memory - her time in Canada leading up to the Olympics and the actual event. Where does she see herself in 10 years - married with a happy family and a successful career.
Thanks a lot Sydney for being a part of my project - it was a pleasure doing these pics. I wish you all the very best for your future and in achieving your dreams
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Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
For my other pictures on this project: 100 Strangers - Round 2.
For pictures from my prior attempt at 100 Strangers: 100 Strangers - Round 1.
Some stormy light over a frozen lake in the Lofoten Islands of Norway.
This one time, almost ten years ago, I broke through the ice on a frozen lake while hiking around in the Sierras by myself scouting compositions. I remember two distinct things from that event. First, it wasn’t just cold... it was painfully frigid. Like being stabbed by a thousand knives while simultaneously suffocating. Good times. Second, I very literally pissed my pants while trying to climb out. I remember thinking “oh, that’s really cool to do on top of everything else I’m going through” but I couldn’t control it, so I just let it happen. ♂️
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Sweet little Jordan Jenna <3
Edited with the new and redesigned JD Autumn Tones. I made a video of how I edited it on my YouTube channel :)
Also used my leaf overlays.
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The Monument - London, UK
From my workshop this summer in the Netherlands. I edited the shot with the JD Autumn Tones Actions which release Thursday.
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so i would like to post this Picture again from last Year. This Session is one of my absolutely favourites ever.This Steamtrain is very old and drives only a few Times in the Year through my Town :)
While I was walking, I was looking for a different street candid moment. I got a glass mirror without frames, attached on the wall of a shop. On that glass, I took fun reflections of a passerby.
After hours of nervous anticipation, a few hundred Wildebeest and Zebra cross the Mara River for greener pastures, all while trying to avoid the Nile Crocodiles and lions that lurked in the shallows.
As if crossing the wild Mara river wasn't enough of a challenge, as the herd collected on the opposite shore they were stopped in their tracks by a lone Hyena. The look on their faces as they stood frozen without any idea what to do next really grabbed me.
It was a bright sunny day with so many birds on the road.I was waiting for this perticular moment, when birds and people would come together in a single frame.
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Switch House, Tate Modern, London, UK
Love the way I have framed this image, of a woman with a few birds in the background sky. I love the color contrast too.