I’ve been following the “Stranger Project” for about a month now; the project is being carried out by Linda Golden, a Matador contributor on her personal blog, Just Exploring.
Here’s how Linda described the project in her first post:
At the beginning of the year, I resolved to photograph more people. I’m generally a social person, but I’m terrible about introducing myself to new people. The idea of approaching strangers to photograph them has been in my head for months. More than once I’ve set out planning to ask the next person I met for permission to photograph him or her, only to chicken out. I decided I needed to make this a project, and for the next 30 days, I plan to make my photo of the day of a stranger.
Most of the photos have been close up portraits and I’ve been quietly moved by most of them.
Check out Linda’s project- and leave us a comment if you’re doing something similar or feel inspired by what she’s doing.
Julie Schwietert
Julie Schwietert Collazo is a writer, editor, researcher, and translator currently in New York, formerly of Mexico City and San Juan. She is Matador's managing editor and is the lead faculty member of MatadorU's travel writing program.
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