Instacandid

I often get asked why I like to photograph random strangers on the street. My answer isn’t all that complicated nor are my reasons for taking this photographic route. To be perfectly honest, I’m not even much of a people person! That said, I have met many interesting folks over the course of my street portraiture project.

Although I have shot some street photography and portraits in the past, my first true street portrait was taken in 2011, and I remember how that encounter put me on the path to photographing hundreds of people since. I walked by her at first and about 1 minute later decided to turn back and ask for a portrait. She kindly agreed and the photo (left), although not technically perfect, is one of my favorite images.

Behind every frame there is a story. Some of the stories are simple excerpts – an abbreviated version of the bigger…