One of my favorite hobbies is image catching and creating a story. Photography that is; stills or motion. I’m curious by nature and in awe of most people – especially through my lens’. And if I’m not in the mental space to ask permission to photograph someone, I sure enjoy the depth of others people images.

Consider what this photographer has to say about photographing people and more to the point, strangers.

Sweden-based travel photographer Lola Akinmade Åkerström reflects on the invisible barriers that stand between her (and every traveler’s) camera and the strangers that become the subjects of many of her most powerful photos.

via This Is Why You Are Afraid of Photographing People while Traveling — Discover