Taking Portraits of Strangers (feat. Gabrielle Motola)

In this video, Sean Tucker sits down with Gabrielle Motola to hear how she goes about approaching strangers to take their portraits. This was all captured during her summer 2019 roadtrip around Scotland to create images with local people and collect their stories.



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I am aware that I’m posting a lot. I’m just so excited about the work I’m making. It feels great. And it’s not even 1/10th of what I’m shooting. I need some edit days. Weeks. I’m very very behind. @ellisoconnor I still need to edit the work I made at your studio, @ic_21s I have a tonne of you over two days some of which I’ve also not even seen yet, @jj_mccann I have images to finish and deliver to @modelteamscotland and I keep shooting 400-500 frames a day. I need a routine (I resist routines). I need to slow down. Like this guy. . He was birdwatching, she was knitting. Just sitting there enjoying the view. Enjoying life. Enjoying being together and possibly my favourite, together alone. Which isn’t sad at all, it’s when you’re with the person who is happy being themselves doing their thing with you doing your thing and youre in each other’s company but not requiring anything from each other. Makes sense. . . . . . #burnmagazine #noicemag #myfeatureshoot #humanedge #somewheremagazine #tendermag #stademagazine #take_magazine #indiependentmag #imaginarymagnitude #gupmagazine #thinkveryl #doubleyedge #anothermagazine #ifyouleave #documentary #lenscultureportraits #ofhumans #photojournalism #photoobserve #portrait #portraitphotography #portraitphoto #magnumphotos #talktostrangers #connection #streetportrait #streetphotography #braces #suspenders

A post shared by GABRIELLE MOTOLA (@gmotophotos) on Jul 27, 2019 at 2:46pm PDT

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Harry. He’s got writing in his blood. How’d i guess he’s a writer? He looks like a thinker. Anyone who thinks should write. It gets the poison out and if you get good at it can do that for someone else too. We need more writers in the world who think for themselves and beyond what we are told we can do. Don’t know how to begin? Get a pen paper and your favourite cosy spot. Computer phone typewriter is fine too. Whatever. Just Write. Doesn’t matter how it comes out. Throw up on the page (@ascensionbyronbay). Writing is rewriting. But for some it can come out pretty much the first time. That happens rarely for me. It’s like sculpture. I begin with basic form and chisel and polish till it feels done.

A post shared by GABRIELLE MOTOLA (@gmotophotos) on Jul 24, 2019 at 1:46pm PDT

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Moving forward and looking back always keep in mind: This is a work of fiction. The people represented are photographs of people, not actual people. What is written down is how I remember it. My memory is good, but it is not total recall. This is the story I want to tell you. Good night x . . . . . #burnmagazine #noicemag #eyeshotmag #instagram #myfeatureshoot #humanedge #eyeshotmagazine #somewheremagazine #tendermag #myfeatureshoot #stademagazine #take_magazine #doubleyedge #eyeshotmag #instagram #lenscultureportraits #ofhumans #hebrides #lewis #portrait #german #humanedge #ig_street #portraitphotography #portraitphoto #magnumphotos #talktostrangers #connection #streetportrait

A post shared by GABRIELLE MOTOLA (@gmotophotos) on Jul 2, 2019 at 2:43pm PDT

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On the @northlink_ferries today. I write to you from beautiful Ullapool. 7 hours of rain and shooting, wet weather and cross winds. Many sheep and hairpin turns later, three trips up two flight of stairs, dinner, download, charge and get a refreshing beverage later. 😊👍🏻🐑 . I get this look a lot. Generally, at times, but specifically when behind a camera. I get all sorts of looks. That’s part of the buzz. If they are genuine. . . . . #orkneyislands #instagram #tendermag #somewheremagazine #myfeatureshoot #documentary #streetportrait #visitscotland #photoobserve #ofhumans #portraitphoto #portraitphotography #portrait #olderman #photographerbiker #adventure #theroadishome #orcadian #discoverthisworld #orkneyferries #boat #whitebeard #visitscotland

A post shared by GABRIELLE MOTOLA (@gmotophotos) on Jun 24, 2019 at 2:47pm PDT

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Text, image and video via Sean Tucker | Photography Workshop

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