Photography

Jerry Wong

365 Portraits of Strangers

What better way to start the set than 346 metres in the air (that's 1135 ft for you Americans)?

In my haste, I completely forgot to ask her name. Sorry, anonymous girl reading on top of the CN Tower at sunset.

Shot on Tri-X 400

M. from Ottawa, reading a book in Smoke's Poutinerie. Toronto.

Shot on Ektar 100

E. from Melbourne and her very cool pink bike. Toronto.

Shot on Ektar 100

V. and B. near Union Station being a very cute couple.

Shot on Portra 400VC

A gentleman at Pike Place Market with flowers. I forgot to ask his name - sorry!

Shot on Portra 800

L. from Dallas - he's an architect particularly interested in Earth Domes.

Shot on Portra 800

A. from Canada on Capitol Hill. It's always great to meet other Canadians in Seattle :) Especially if they didn't go to Waterloo.

Shot on Portra 800

M. texting on her phone, downtown Seattle.

Shot on Portra 800

A. skateboarding by the SCCC plaza.

Shot on Portra 800

Her bus came right as I took the picture. Maybe I should avoid bus stops...

A. offering free hugs in Seattle. Cities are more awesome like this :)

Shot on Portra 800

T. hanging out at Westlake. He's looking rather contemplative.

Shot on Portra 800

M. outside walking his dog on a sunny afternoon in Capitol HIll.

Shot on Portra 800

Lousy rainy day calls for hot coffee, and shooting daylight film indoors. Mmm, shot of blurry with the latte.

Shot on Portra 400

J. and M. looking very thoughtful at sunset along the Seattle waterfront.

Shot on Portra 400

Zombie attack! I forgot to get Mr. Zombie's name :(

Shot on Portra 400

B. taking a quick break from work at the market.

Shot on Portra 400

R. hanging out by Westlake. Seattle. Love the sweater.

Shot on Provia 400

I saw her from down the street - her bright colors were a great contrast against the drab urban colors.

Shot on Provia 400

C. the limo driver, taking a quick break by the waterfront while waiting for his passengers.

Shot on Provia 400

C. hanging out in Cal Anderson Park enjoying a good book.

Shot on Provia 400

G. and I ended up on the same LIRR train into Penn Station.

Shot on Provia 400

New York was a tough crowd to shoot - not a lot of people with the time/inclination to humor my little project. D. was kind enough to oblige :)

Shot on Provia 400

I took a long afternoon nap and almost missed the sunset. Here's E. and A. hanging out in the park - excuse the poor exposure, the light was fading pretty quickly :(

Shot on Provia 400

J. waiting at the bus stop on Denny. This was right after I lost a whole roll of film :(

Yashica Mat 124G | Portra 400

D. by the (former) Intiman Theatre in Seattle Center.

Yashica Mat 124G | Portra 400

D. overlooking downtown from the Plymouth Pillars.

Yashica Mat 124G | Portra 400

S. enjoying the first sunny weekend in a while in Seattle.

Yashica Mat 124G | Portra 400

There's something about sunny days in Seattle and bringing out the readers...

Yashica Mat 124G | Portra 400

J. catching the Stanley Cup playoffs in Seattle.

Yashica Mat 124G | Portra 400

D. waiting for the bus.

Yashica Mat 124G | Portra 400

D. was doing a photoshoot in an alley and I couldn't help but poke my head in.

Yashica Mat 124G | Portra 400

M. is traveling the world and was stopping by the Space Needle.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Ektar 100

K. and K. promoting their work downtown.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Portra 400

JX. listening to music overlooking the waterfront.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Ektar 100

H. relaxing by the waterfall at Westlake.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Ektar 100

Y. out taking some pictures of his own down by the waterfront.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Ektar 100

A. at sunset on a perch looking over the waterfront.

Hasselblad 500 C/M | 150mm f/4 | Ektar 100

T. waiting for the streetcar with some really sweet shades. He likes photography also!

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Portra 400

P. downtown in Seattle.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Portra 400

J. was watching Pridefest and having a smoke on her very flashy red scooter.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 80mm f/2.8 | Ektar 100

K. hanging out at Pridefest.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Ektar 100

K. was reading at the bus stop curled up all comfy-like.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Ektar 100

P. bartends at a pretty awesome noodle house on Capitol Hill. Seattle.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Portra 400

F. was enjoying some good music down by Pike Place Market. Seattle.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Portra 400

B. taking a smoke break in Seattle Center.

R. scribbling on the pavement at Cal Anderson Park.

A. waiting for delicious food (Maximus Minimus!) downtown.

J. waiting for the bus.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Portra 400

M. on the replica Harley he built himself.

J. taking a stroll by the Market.

P. checking his phone on a sunny day in Seattle.

Chilling out behind the gym at South Lake Union.

Sweet hat. Downtown Seattle.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Portra 400

G. chalk-painting downtown as part of a public art project.

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J. at sunset, downtown San Francisco.

J. hanging out in Hayes Valley on a sunny day.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Ektar 100

D. reading a good book by the Ferry Building.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Ektar 100

M. reading by the waterfront at the same place as the guy from the previous day. Popular spot it seems :)

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Ektar 100

M. was painting the fountains at Justin Herman Plaza along the Embarcadero.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Ektar 100

Downtown San Francisco.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Ektar 100

A quiet refuge from the hustle and bustle in downtown San Francisco.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Ektar 100

Hanging out on a bench near the waterfront.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Ektar 100

Sketching the monument in Union Square.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Ektar 100

Out photographing. That lens was neat to play with :)

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Ektar 100

Union Square, San Francisco.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Ektar 100

Waiting outside a building near the Embarcadero.

Hasselblad 500C/M | 150mm f/4 | Ektar 100

L. is an actor I caught hanging out downtown.

Pentax MZ-S | FA 77mm f/1.8 Ltd. | Neopan 100

Enjoying a book in Yerba Buena Park.

Pentax MZ-S | FA 31mm f/1.8 Ltd. | Neopan 100

Doing a time lapse downtown.

Pentax MZ-S | FA 77mm f/1.8 Ltd. | Neopan 100

Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco.

Pentax MZ-S | FA 77mm f/1.8 Ltd. | Neopan 100

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