The 99 strangers challenge [stranger 1/99]

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The idea is very simple: take 99 pictures of 99 strangers.

This is the challenge that I chose to present first in my blog. One of the other challenges I am starting to face these days, shooting more street photography, has much in common with my friend A's new idea for a flickr group, 99 strangers, so she kindly invited me to share the group administration with her.

One first approach is to take candid shots, where your victimsmodels are not supposed to notice you taking their photograph. On my way to the 99th stranger I will try to bring the challenge to another level, though. I plan on approaching strangers on the street, tell them about the project and ask them if I can take their pictures. This is more the spirit of the original 100 strangers flickr group. I hope that this will help me explore and learn ways to establish a communication between photographer and model, and maybe I manage getting a little bit rid of my shyness as well.

This is my first stranger, 1/99. On our way to Vienna this gentleman fell asleep right in front of me and my camera... I wasn't able to resist the temptation.