I have loved watching strangers’ faces on the streets for many years.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s writings provided me with incentives to analyze strangers’ faces. A Russian writer liked to contemplate and dream up stories based on people from the streets’ appearance, looks, and mood. Today (I wrote this text on the 25th of October, 2022), I am also the one who likes to walk and dream up human stories based on their faces. The truth is that Dostoyevsky’s inspired me to write this post partially. The other part was my notes from the past. I wrote this text base on my inspiration written on the 28th of August, 2017. Yes, I’ve come back to my writings from 5 years earlier.
Why did I do this? Partially because I needed current inspiration.
Still, I also wondered whether I could refer to my thoughts from the relatively far past. When I read it, I realized that I observe strangers’ faces on the streets not only because Dostoyevsky was taking inspiration from this activity. I do it also, especially while doing street photography in frigid temperatures. The truth is that I am curious about humans’ reactions after seeing a street oddity who walks in summer clothes in cold temperatures. I always have fun with it.
I believe it is one of the best ways to get out of one’s comfort zone.
By walking in summer clothes in frigid temperatures, one exposes not only to cold temperatures but also to the possibility of laughing at you by others. Sometimes you can read it on strangers’ faces. Do I care about it? Of course, not. Whenever I write about exposing my body to cold, I cannot wait for the next photo walk in frigid temperatures. Is there anything else I can write about strangers’ countenances? Yes, the truth is that everywhere I go, I see faces (for more information, click here).
