This project was a little more difficult for me because before this I was not very comfortable with talking to strangers. After the first few people, I asked said no I was feeling pretty defeated, but once I got my first yes I realized it wasn’t that bad. As I asked more people my confidence grew and by the end of the day it felt like no big deal.

For my photo essay, I created a theme of passing time by capturing people on Coney Island either working, going to the amusement park, or simply just hanging out. I decided to go with this theme because it shows how people choose to spend their time differently; some like to be with their families, some like to work, and others like to create entertainment for others. I included the pictures of the amusement park because that is where people went to pass their time. Along with that, the rides that I chose to incorporate have an underlying theme of time passing due to the fact that they move in circular motions. This motion refers back to the idea of the Earth orbiting around the sun or a clock with the second hand ticking away creating time itself.