Portraits of Strangers Archives - Rudy Giron Photography

#PortraitsOfStrangers — Barman in action at a bar in Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles, 2019. I have always enjoy making photographs in bars. I don’t know, I really like the atmosphere and the challenging lighting conditions.

#PortraitsOfStrangers — Framed candid portrait made at bar in Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles, 2019. Wow it feels like it was a lifetime ago when I made this portrait at bar while waiting for a good friend, yet it was only about three years ago. Certainly, the world was a different place.

Make Street Portraits — Antigua Guatemala Town Criers

Here’s a group street portrait of the Antigua Guatemala town criers, Pregoneros in Spanish, right before they started their work of spreading the news. Not often you make portraits of people dressed up in XVI century attires, right?

Street Portraits of Strangers — The Meringue Vendor

Every single time I have encounter her, she’s got a smile to share and sweet meringue for sale. I am glad in this case I was able to capture both in a natural environmental portrait. This week I will make print outs of the portraits of vendors and local to give...

Street Photography Tip — How to overcome your fears of photographing strangers

Often we wrongly assume that the majority of people will say NO when we approach them to make their picture. This is something I disprove in every street photography walk; as I did with this portrait of the crab vendor in the mercado of Antigua Guatemala. In fact,...