Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Stranger in an Alley.

I'm wearing:

1. Plaid shirt, from H&M.
2. Blue t-shirt with paisley pocket, from H&M.
3. Gray super slim fit jeans, from Zara.
4. Blue suede boots, from Frank Wright.
5. Burgundy spiked bracelet, from Pull & Bear.
6. Millions of rings, from H&M.
Every time I shoot with my tripod on a random street I wonder: "what would people think I'm doing?"; especially in Korea, where I look all foreigner and stuff. Do they think I'm a tourist who is crazy about self-portraits? Do they think I'm a celebrity? Haha! The latter one would be amazing, tho. 

But really, I think I became a stranger in an alley; whereas, in normal life, I'm the one judging and trying to get away from that funny character in the shadows. Burglars and criminals aside, is it really that bad to be the stranger in an alley? To have some mystery in what you do? I'm still not sure about the answer but, preliminary, I say NO, it's not bad to be the weird kid taking hundreds of photos of himself in the street.

And sometimes, if you're lucky, a nice guy will come and ask you if you need any help with the photos. That was the case this time. One of my neighbors (Nick) became my photographer for the day. No questions, just a helping hand. For that, I'll be forever grateful. 

// Cada vez que tomo fotos con mi tripié en alguna calle al azar, me pregunto: "¿qué pensará que estoy haciendo la gente?"; especialmente en Korea, donde me veo todo extranjero y así. ¿Pensarán que soy un turista loco por los autorretratos? ¿Pensarán que soy una celebridad? ¡Jaja! Eso no estaría nada mal.

Pero en serio, creo que me convertí en el extraño del callejón; cuando, en la vida normal, yo soy el que juzga y trata de huir de ese personaje raro en las sombras. Quitando a los ladrones y criminales, ¿está tan mal ser el extraño del callejón? ¿Tener un poco de misterio en lo que haces? Aún no estoy seguro de la respuesta pero, preliminarmente, digo NO, no está mal ser el chavito raro tomando cientos de fotos de sí mismo en la calle.

Y a veces, si tienes suerte, una buena persona vendrá y preguntará si necesitas ayuda con tus fotos. Ese fue el caso esta vez. Uno de mis vecinos (Nick) se convirtió en mi fotógrafo del día. Sin preguntas, sólo echándome una mano. Por eso, estaré siempre agradecido.
Take a closer look at all the rings I'm wearing, because YOLO and stuff.
Love always,
Hen.

Photographer: Nick.

Currently listening: One Direction - Story Of My Life.

2 comments:

  1. I love the simplicity of this - your pants are really cool, love how you cuffed them xo

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  2. Thanks very much Olivia! You're too kind! (:

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