There was something very special about Malia.

She sparkled.

You can clearly see this sparkle in her eyes, in the photos.

You can also hear the sparkle in her answer at the end of the video.

I can still feel her sparkle in my heart this morning as I write this post.

We had a really sweet and funny interaction. Most of which is …

I spotted her from 100 feet away. Chelsey was radiant. Unmissable. Her smile felt like a hug from someone you love.

It didn’t take much convince to get her to join me for a 30-second photoshoot.

I found her answer at the end of the video interesting.

I think we can all use more confidence in our lives.

If you could send a box full of …

One yes can change everything.

My goal on this day of photographing strangers was to take photos of 5 awesome humans. After almost 2 hours of walking around in a new city in a different country, with no photos of strangers, I was ready to give up.

I was moved by Jonny’s answer at the end of today’s video.

Jonny is only 20 years old, but he feels like he’s got to hurry up and make moves.

Or maybe I am projecting. Because that’s how I feel too: as if I’m always 50 steps behind where I should be.

This feeling started when I was around 10 years old when …

Here are 7 things I love about dogs:

1. They don’t give a shit about how much money you make.

2. They make great cuddle buddies.

3. They demand that you spend time outside in nature.

4. They make sure you move your body every day.

5. They can smell your emotions—you can’t hide your feelings from them.

6. They will teach you a masterclass in unconditional love.

7. Loyalty.

When I was a kid, I …

Anyone else want to give Jeff a big hug?

His sweetness is next level.

His answer at the end was unlike any I’ve heard yet.

What you don’t see in the video is that right before I found Zenartwerk, I was sitting on a bench having a pity party for myself.

This was my first day in Florida and my first time photographing strangers in a different country. I was nervous and didn’t know what to expect.

I was contemplating calling it a day after walking for 90 minutes without finding one person to photograph.

I am not sure what Helen meant by her answer in this video, but it hit hard.

Every time I watch her answer it impacts me deeper.

I am about to make an assumption and I could be way wrong. So if that’s the case, I apologize. But I have a feeling her answer is connected to the active war taking place in her home country.

The truth is I felt tongue-tied. You can hear it in my voice when she tells me she is from Ukraine.

I was nervous because …

his is Costa. He was immediately down to be a part of this art project and allowed me to take his photos.

What you don’t see in this video are the 3 previous people I approached right before I ran into Costa. All 3 declined my offer for photos, which has never happened to me before. For context, I typically get 1 rejection in a few hours of shooting—which I think is kind of a miracle.

So before I met Costa, I was feeling extra nervous and shy. A voice in my head was telling me to call it a day and go home. I’m glad I didn’t listen to that voice.

This is Chloe. Her answer at the end of the video instantly gave me goosebumps.

It still gives me goosebumps—even now as I am writing these words.

It’s as if my body is telling me to pay attention and that there is something important for me to receive in Chloe’s answer.

I have a feeling I am not the only one.

This is Golden. What a perfect name for this human. She radiated warmth from the moment I said hi.

This trait is special in a big city like Toronto where many of us go into zombie survival mode and disconnect from the people around us.

Maybe it was my silly moonwalking that got Golden to smile and agree to a 30-second photoshoot with a stranger.

This is James. What you don’t see in these photos is that James and I spent 15 minutes chatting before he agreed to let me take his picture.

I told him about this project and what it means to me. I shared stories with him about a few of the other amazing humans I’ve photographed on the streets. I listened to him as he courageously …

This is Emilia. I had 5 seconds to take her photo before the streetlight changed.

This felt impossible and slightly dangerous, as I was in the middle of a busy downtown street. But for some reason, I had to do it.

Maybe it was because …

This is Peter Parkour. I had just got my camera out when he came flying out of nowhere. I love black and white photos, but I had to do this series in colour. I love these photos, but honestly my favourite part is his answer at the end.

This is Stephen. Can you tell I was a little nervous to approach him? Thankfully Stephen was really easy to work with. I was surprised by how cool he was. I only had seconds with him, as he was working, but I am happy I took the risk and said hi.

This is Farley. He was funny. I saw him on that bench and had to say hi.

HIs answer at the end was totally different than all the rest so far.

Different, but wise nonetheless.

This is Aman. He was reluctant at first, mostly because he was at work, as a security guard. I appreciated his commitment to his job. When I told him it would only take seconds and he wouldn’t need to leave his post, he opened up.

Aman was a handsome dude, but it was his answer at the end that won me over.

This is Sagal. The first thing that caught my attention about her was her glow. She was radiant, even from 100 feet away.

The second thing I noticed was her fashion sense. Sagal wasn't messing around, she brought her A game.

I'm in love with these photos. Maybe we send them to Vogue and see what happens. :)

This is Luis. He owns an award winning tattoo shop in Toronto called Puedmag Inkpire.

I ran into him seconds after getting out of my car.

Luis had a power and presence to his energy that immediately caught my attention. I felt a bit intimidated.

This is Ro and yes, that’s a vacuum in her hand.

Ro uses that vacuum in the photos to clean up cigarette butts off the ground. She is also known to pick up trash around her neighbourhood.