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Toronto Portrait Photographer || HEARTshots || Black + White Photography

Memoirs and musings of Darius Bashar. Toronto portrait photographer and writer, in pursuit of all things real, raw and intimate. 

Sneak Peek of My New Art Project

 

The first time I approached Quinn and asked if I could take her photo, she politely said, “No thank you, I’m meeting someone and I’m late.”

I’ve been taking photos of strangers for the past 6 weeks now and surprisingly very few people decline my offer to take their photos.

I was disappointed that I couldn’t take any photos of Quinn, but I smiled and moved on.

20 minutes later on a totally different street, I ran into Quinn once again. I didn’t want to bother her and made sure to respect her space. I said hi again while passing and as I was walking away I asked, “Any interest in that photo?”

She smiled and said something I couldn’t hear, so I slowly walked back to see what she said. Apparently that friend Quinn was meeting still hadn’t shown up yet, so she was now open to taking a few photos—so long as it was fast. Perfect!

The shoot lasted maybe 90 seconds and ended almost exactly when her friend showed up. I even managed to get a short behind the scenes video of the shoot and got her permission to share the video too.

I love the photos we took together and hope somehow Quinn will see them, and I gave Quinn a card with my NoStrangers.art website link. But here’s the thing about photographing strangers on the street: there’s always a chance you will never see them again.

This whole project is a good exercise in letting go and surrendering to the mysterious ways of the Universe.

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