I saw Duru sitting on a wall in Nottingham, so went over and introduced my stranger project to her. Across the road was a church, and I thought the colour of Duru’s hair and top would go well with the tones of the stonework. The wind caused a few problems as it blew Duru’s hair across her face so I tried to time my shots to when the breeze wasn’t as strong. I do like how the wind added some movement to Duru’s hair and that the weak sunlight was strong enough to provide some effective side lighting to her hair.
Duru is from Istanbul, Turkey, and had come to England to study in Nottingham. Duru had just begun her first year of three in music business. Duru told me she had chosen England over America as it was closer to home and she also thought America was too big.
Duru plays the cello and was a little disappointed that she hadn’t been able to bring it with her due to cost. She would have had to buy a plane seat for the cello as well as herself and couldn’t justify the expense. Duru used to play her instrument in an orchestra back home in Istanbul but now plays for her own enjoyment.
If I could grant Duru a wish what would it be? “To bring her cello to the U.K.” she said.
I asked Duru what her guilty pleasure was and she said eating too much chocolate.
Thank-you Duru for saying yes to me photographing you for my stranger project. I hope you like your portrait.
This picture is number 390 in my 100 Strangers project, yes, I’ve decided to do a fourth round. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
This is my 361st submission to the Human Family Group. To view more street portraits and stories visit www.flickr.com/groups/thehumanfamily/
Posted by englishreader on 2024-09-22 09:11:03
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