And I realized that I wanted to create more intimate situations. So, it took me a while to get comfortable with my role. I would say that when I first started shooting, I was very awkward. MARTIN: What is it about that particular kind of connection between two strangers that you wanted to explore? What do you get by making people make that physical connection with one another?
His project is called 'Touching Strangers.' Richard Renaldi joins us from our studios in New York. The New York photographer sets up his camera on a street corner and asks passers-by to pose as if they are family, friends, even lovers. But if you lingered, stayed connected to that complete stranger for a few more seconds, what would happen? That's what Richard Renaldi wanted to find out. You might apologize and quickly move away or pretend it didn't happen at all.
It's happened to all of us - you accidentally bump into a stranger on a crowded street, or someone's hand brushes yours in the subway.
