After moving to New York City, I struggled with the inevitable feelings of confusion and loneliness that come when moving to a new place. The city felt intimidating and I found it hard to relate to anything. People I’ve Met is a series of portraits inspired by the feelings of being a stranger in a new place. As a foreigner I wanted to feel a connection to the environment I was in, as a result, I started to photograph; “People I’ve Met”. In this series, I explore the connection between the people I meet on the streets of New York City and myself. By finding strangers I can relate to and whose portraits I take, I started to feel more at home. I am a seeker of non-traditional beauty and quirkiness, I look beyond superficialities. By seeing myself reflected in the portraits of the people I take, I created a bridge between the city and I. These portraits reflect a part of who I am, as I slowly start belonging here.