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Taking an impromptu street portrait

Taking an impromptu street portrait

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Taking an impromptu street portrait

Male: I love shooting people. I mean, I respond to people, I'm inspired by people. I love portraits, I love faces, I love expe, I love everything about shooting people, everything. And I'm really drawn to it. Just like some people are drawn to shooting flowers, and, and trees, and mountains, I'm drawn to people. They're my landscape, really. And what I like about shooting people when it comes to a travel context is that, in the people themselves, I can see the place. I do see the place. Whether, and I, I like shooting people in their, in their context. And even though it can be even a tight portrait. I see the place in who they are, in what they wear, in their smile or the non-smile. and so I, I love people. When you're photographing people if you really excited about people like I am, I think that comes through. And then I engage I talk to them, I just you know, human to human you know? What'd you have for breakfast, what are you doing today, how's your daughter. You know, really…

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