Everyone has their own personal space preferences, especially when it comes to being near/touching complete strangers. Photographer Richard Renaldi crosses all personal boundaries with his new, ongoing street photography project entitled Touching Strangers. For this project, Renaldi asks complete strangers to pose together for photos, with the stipulation that they much touch each other in some manner.
Renaldi tells us this about his work...
"I am a New York city based photographer who began a life long relationship with photography back in high school in 1984. I few years ago I became interested in the dynamics of group portraiture and this led me to the project you see here. The premise of this work is simple: I meet two or more people on the street who are strangers to each other, and to me. I ask them if they will pose for a photograph together with the stipulation that they must touch each other in some manner. Frequently, I instruct or coach the subjects how to touch. Just as often, I let their tentative physical exploration play out before my camera with no interference. Though these situations involve orchestrated collaborations between subject and photographer, the emotions captured are both genuine and honest. Touching Strangers encourages viewers to think about how we relate physically to one another, and to entertain the possibility that there is unlimited potential for new relationships with almost everybody passing by."
So how do you feel about touching strangers now?
For more info on this project and Renaldi's other work, visit the website.
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