Month: January 2018
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Stranger 48/100 – Shequita
Stranger 48/100 – Shequita What brings you uptown? “Date night!” Meet Shequita. What advice would you give to your younger self? “To pay more attention and to get close to Jesus at an early age.” Is that something you didn’t do when you were younger? “When I was younger, yeah, I was a little rebellious…”…
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Stranger 47/100 – Isabel
Our next stranger was on break for the day in Charlotte with her friend — stranger #46 Katie. Meet Isabel. Are you also a flight attendant? “Yeah, we travel together.” What do you do when you’re not working? “Just meet up with my friends, go to cinema or shopping. I live around Munich, near the…
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Stranger 46/100 – Katie
It was one of those days where I didn’t get any stranger portraits and was leaving empty handed. On the way back to the car, I ran into our next stranger and my luck suddenly changed. Meet Katie. “I’m actually from Austria… Innsbruck. I’m a flight attendant.” What do you do when you’re not working?…
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Stranger 45/100 – Dante
I met our next stranger as he was heading to work at a local bakery. Meet Dante. What do you do in your free time? “See my son, with my Mom, family… family time man. When I’m not working, I’m with my people.” What advice would you give to your younger self? “Take advantage of…
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Stranger 44/100 – Lindsey
I caught our next stranger while she was slightly lost and looking for the post office. Meet Lindsey. What advice would you give to your younger self? “I know it sounds corny, but just being myself. I spent so much time being all these different versions of myself, but it wasn’t until college that I…
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Stranger 43/100 – Lillian
I saw our next stranger walking by as I was interviewing stranger #41 Tim. I regretted not being able to approach her for a portrait. Luckily, I ran into her a little later… Meet Lillian. What brings you uptown? “I’m a librarian uptown actually. {laughs} But, I also love to walk around because I love…
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Stranger 42/100 – Desi
Our next stranger stood out from the crowd of bustling people returning to work from lunch. I caught him while he was hanging out before going to work. Meet Desi. Desi has been skateboarding for eleven years. “I hang out with a bunch of locals in the neighborhood. There’s a bunch of skaters in Charlotte.”…
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Stranger 41/100 – Tim
Our next stranger had such a cool look that I had to approach him and learn what he’s all about. Meet Tim. What brings you uptown? “Well, I work across the street at Charlotte Center City Partners. I’m the artist in residence there, so I do all the music programming for all the city funded…
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Stranger 40/100 – Katelyn
I met our next stranger after she and her companion got kicked out of a black tie event at Belk Theater. Meet Katelyn. “Well, I really thought there was an opera tonight, and there is an opera. My school told me I could come to the opera and it would be complimentary. We came on…
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Stranger 39/100 – Mel
I spotted our next stranger near the library and regretted not approaching him for a portrait. Luckily, I ran into him again near 4th Street. Meet Mel. What brings you uptown today? “Travelling, actually. A few people, we’re on a camping tour, and we’re just kind of hanging out right now until things liven up,…