A MILLION STRANGERS

"What keeps you motivated?" "The hard work that my grandmother put in me. She did her best for me, so I'll do mine to make her proud. Another thing that keeps me motivated is when I see homeless people – I just wish I could help them. Anyone could end up like that, including me. As long as you make the right choices in life and set goals for yourself you will be successful, I pray for it everyday. And when the time comes, I want to help the poor."

We exchanged numbers and later he asked me what the best moment of my life was. At that point I came to realize it's a pretty tough question that I usually ask to complete strangers. However, I think the best moment of my life so far hasn't come yet. There are so many moments of joy I don't want to forget, which is one of the reasons I take photographs. To my way of thinking, you can have those very best moments as many as you'd like, as long as you cherish them and don't spend too much time on the melancholic ones.

I thanked him and walked away with a strange feeling in my stomach.

“Life catches you by surprise. It always does. But there's good mixed in with the bad. It's there. You just have to recognize it.”  ― Susan Beth Pfeffer, This World We Live In

Found myself two new models! :)

"I read to escape from all of this." "All of what?" "Reality."

Hope that's enough of an answer for you. Cheers."

"Seek those who fan your flames."

"The more that you read, the more things you'll know, The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."

"I could spend my life in this sweet surrender, I could stay lost in this moment forever."

"I've had my lowrider for three years now", he said, "I still love riding it. It's great because it's never actually finished; I can always remove things and give the bike a whole new vibe. Neon lights, a new steering wheel and new pedals are already on it. Rappers like The Game, Tupac and Ice Cube inspire me constantly."

"History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people, because they created."

"A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied."

When I asked him what he likes the most about his friend, he laughed and said: "she's so laid-back and relaxed, that's why I enjoy hanging out with her."

It's amazing how quick people have their judgment about someone's personality just by looking at their physical appearance. What I like about people is that behind every person there's a story.

A tough-looking guy with a nice sense of style.

Remember the left guy? He already is one of the strangers of my project.