A Photographer Persuades Strangers To Do Something Really Odd, And They Totally Love It

This project is gonna sound kinda wacky at first. I bet the people this photographer approached thought he was bonkers. But I’m glad they played along, because it seems like it made their days a whole lot better. One woman sums it up quite nicely at 1:30.

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Oct 18, 2013

It’d be really cool if you shared this. Never know … you might touch a stranger.

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