This is the first part of an ongoing, public portrait series taken on a 4x5 large format film camera. What started out as an attempt to take portraits of random strangers that I met while out and about turned into a series of portraits that weren't random at all. Over time I started to notice that the people in my portraits shared some similar traits. They were all friendly, outgoing, self-confident and curious. In most cases, it was these traits that led them to strike up a converstaion about my vcamera and then agree to let me take their portrait.

I hope you enjoy these portraits and come back over time to see the many others that I have already taken, and will continue to take.

There is a playlist of my large format videos on YouTube, which include the creation of many of these portraits. View the YouTube playlist here.