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10+ Photos Will Change The Way You Look At Strangers

The word “stranger” conjures up all sorts of thoughts, and many of them aren’t positive. After all, a stranger is unknown, and it’s often the unknown that scares us, but as these beautiful photographs prove, it’s amazing how transformative a simple smile can be.

The pictures were taken by Jay Weinstein, a Mumbai-based Hindi-speaking photographer of Australian-American-Ukrainian-English heritage. They’re part of a collection called “ …so I asked them to smile “, which began in Rajasthan back in 2013 when he saw a man he wanted to photograph.

“The look in his eye and his stony, stern face intimidated me,” write Weinstein on his Facebook page . “It’s always that moment of hesitation that kills a shot! I ended up avoiding him and photographing other subjects until I heard his jovial voice, “Take my picture too!” Camera lens focused, my finger poised to fire. ‘Smile’, I called out. And he was transformed. His face radiated warmth, his eyes sparkled with a humor I had completely missed. Even his posture softened. I knew then what my next project would be.”

More info: So i asked them to smile | Jay Weinstein | facebook (h/t: boredpanda )

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10+ Photos Will Change The Way You Look At Strangers

The word “stranger” conjures up all sorts of thoughts, and many of them aren’t positive. After all, a stranger is unknown, and it’s often the unknown that scares us, but as these beautiful photographs prove, it’s amazing how transformative a simple smile can be.

The pictures were taken by Jay Weinstein, a Mumbai-based Hindi-speaking photographer of Australian-American-Ukrainian-English heritage. They’re part of a collection called “ …so I asked them to smile “, which began in Rajasthan back in 2013 when he saw a man he wanted to photograph.

“The look in his eye and his stony, stern face intimidated me,” write Weinstein on his Facebook page . “It’s always that moment of hesitation that kills a shot! I ended up avoiding him and photographing other subjects until I heard his jovial voice, “Take my picture too!” Camera lens focused, my finger poised to fire. ‘Smile’, I called out. And he was transformed. His face radiated warmth, his eyes sparkled with a humor I had completely missed. Even his posture softened. I knew then what my next project would be.”

More info: So i asked them to smile | Jay Weinstein | facebook (h/t: boredpanda )

#1 Kakhsar Village, Gujarat, India

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#2 Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India

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#3 Tyrna Village, Meghalaya, India

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#4 Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India

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#5 Danda Village Jetty, Mumbai, India

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#6 Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India

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#7 Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India

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#8 Juhu, Mumbai, India

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#9 Hampi, Karnataka, India

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#10 Kisama, Nagaland, North-east India

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Andrius

In cahoots with the secret orde… With nobody. In cahoots with nobody.