1/100

A lovely woman who is proud of her house, especially the flowers at the left of the photo. Her family lives nearby so they can take care of her needs. She was friendly and invited to come back!

2/100

When Jordan told me the dog's name is Oatmeal, I said, "What a perfect name!" He said that his daughter thought up the name when she was seven. Jordan asked me about the 100 Strangers Project, if it was for a class I'm taking. I said it's for Flickr, and he said, "Cool."

3/100

Rhiannon and Kahlil--obviously the loveliest and most photogenic couple in the world!--were getting ready for a Black Lives Matter fundraising event. When I told them about the 100 Strangers project, they said it sounded like a great way to connect with people during the pandemic. I wanted to take their photo when I saw Kahlil's orange hat from a distance!

4/100

Liz is a lighting designer. I saw a pink-accented figure from a distance, and I kind of ran and shouted after her, "Miss, can I take your picture?" She was so friendly and obliging. Being a lighting designer and uber-cool fashionista, she must understand the theatrical and social aspects of photography, and so doesn't mind being caught on camera.

5/100

Lori is--can you guess?--a professional photographer! Though she's masked, her expressiveness and friendliness come through, I believe, in this pic. Being a professional photographer, she noted from a distance what kind of camera I have! I was fumbling a bit getting ready to shoot--I'm always nervous with strangers, let alone when I am trying to shoot an accomplished photographer. I apologized, but she was so patient and said, "You're fine."

9/100

I was looking at the shadows on the white tent and thinking what a good background it would make, when Susan and Mike walked by and generously agreed to pose.

8/100

Bruce owns this bike shop. I told him a little about my cycling hobby, when I was young, how I rode a "century" once--a 100-mile bike ride.

7/100

All I learned about Chris, besides his name, is the obvious: he's a loving dad.

6/100

Isabel and Dave are neighbors. They said that they couldn't hug to pose for a photo, so they did a socially distanced elbow-bump instead.

10/100: 100 strangers

Louise was gardening and kindly let me take her picture. When I told her that I'm trying to photograph 100 strangers, she laughed and said that if we spoke, we wouldn't be strangers anymore! But honestly, it was hard to communicate through masks at a safe distance.

11/100

Nasimeh has a brief conversation with you, to find out your interests and ideas, and then she writes you a marvelous, bespoke poem on her OG manual typewriter. She's a true artist--soulful, engaging, and delightful!

12/100

Katharine and Logan were so friendly! Logan is a rescue dog, five years old. Katharine feels privileged to have been living in her lovely home for many years.

14/100

Lisa and Banjo graciously posed for me, but as soon as I snapped this pic, Banjo started barking loudly at me (probably to let me know my exposure was wrong). So the two of them had to go and we couldn't really chat beyond my catching their names.

13/100

Melvina is sitting at the bus stop in front of the senior-citizen apartment building where she's lived for 18 years. She also works at the front desk, so she knows everyone in the building!

15/100

Adam and Jeff could only pause for a moment, to pose and tell me their names. This is the 15th photo of my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at: www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/

16/100

Karen and I talked about the local co-op's weekly food-giveaway, which was happening not far from where I took this picture.

18/100

When I saw Ayana's super cool pants, I asked if I could take a photo. And I was lucky that her handsome son Michael Charles joined in to complete the picture!

17/100

Jennifer is a professional photographer. It always makes me nervous to shoot someone who knows so much more than me about photography! But of course she was very gracious and nice to chat with.

19/100

Jacques was hunting down a special kind of sparrow (so far he had only seen common ones) with his Canon 600 mm lens. He was so patient and kind to let me stand there and take photos!

20/100

Cameron is the coolest, most talented busker you'll ever meet!

21/100

Kay was so sweet to let me take her picture! She was pushing the most adorable little girl in a stroller, but when the girl saw me, she started to scream. Kay, however, graciously posed for me. Some people are so photogenic and lovely, even behind a mask!

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Clockwise from bottom left: Woodrow, Michael, Kathy, Jake. Jake seems bored. We chatted about what types of birds could be found in the woods thereabout. I also learned that the two dogs love each other like brothers, which means there is some amount of squabbling.

24/100

Nancy was painting a mural for a client and talked to me at length about being a working artist.

23/100

Whenever Zooey takes Miller to the hardware store, the salespeople give him treats. This was taken right outside, so he was in a good mood!

25/100: 100 strangers

Ron's cats are named Reba and Miranda, after the country music superstars (Miranda is at Ron's feet in this photo). Ron is a musician himself, as evidenced by his keyboard cap--he plays the viola and sings doo-wop! This is the 25th photo of my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at: www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/

26/100

Camelia. I didn't find out anything about her, but her hair and her eyes say it all: the coolest person on the planet!

27/100

I wanted to photograph Elizabeth because of her colorful outfit. She was out for a walk in her neighborhood. She gave me her email address so I could send her the photo. She said that her family hadn't seen her full-length in months--just closeup on Zoom, because of the pandemic.

28/100

Marcie and Che were walking on a freezing Christmas morning, but were kind enough to stop, have their photo taken, and wish me happy holidays.

29/100

There's a historic house and garden that the town has set aside as a small public park. It's quiet and peaceful. Nate kindly let me interrupt his contemplative time to take his picture. This is the 29th photo of my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at: www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/

30/100

Patrick was strolling through this park *and* picking up trash on the way. What a nice guy! Chatted with him a little: he plays acoustic and pedal-steel guitar and records his own original music. This is the 30th photo of my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at: www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/

32/100

Ben was outside with his two cats. I wanted to take a photo of them all together, but as soon as I spoke to Ben, the cats scattered. Ben obligingly remained and had his portrait taken.

31/100

Kate carrying Ben. I asked her why he likes to be carried, and she said that he doesn't like it, so they were practicing. They were in a hurry to be on their way, so that's all I found out. Except that Ben is the cutest Corgi in the world!