50 People 1 Question

A few months ago I came across a fantastic video where fifty different people were asked to share a secret on camera. I love secrets; I love people. Obviously, the video was perfect for me and I have since then watched it several times.

Here are some production photos from their flickr. Aren't they great?

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Did you notice the couple on the bench?

Making videos like this, photographing beautiful strangers-that is something I would love to do. People are so wonderfully fascinating.

People Fascinate Me

Mitch wrote me that in her last letter. People fascinate me too. There are so many people I want to talk to, so many people I want to know. There are people I want to write into stories, and people I would love to photograph. People I want to converse with, discuss with, debate, interrogate, brainstorm, dream. I love things like this that explore human connections, and things like this that capture strangers.

I want to do that. I wish I was better at talking with people I have never met. As Darcy says, "I... do not have the talent of conversing easily with people I have never met before." I'm always afraid I'll say something stupid, or there will be awkward silence, or I will be annoying them. I love people, so I must get over those fears. It's not easy though.