"What's the best thing about being an Acupuncturist?"
"Being able to heal people using a very traditional technique, it's thousands of years old"


After a few days of contemplating the project again (should it really bug me that someone said the project was 'creepy'...?), I ventured out into the city once more to capture more stranger portraits.

Today, I decided to stick in the same area, rather than walk the length and breadth of the city. As it was a large open area I could spot people from afar and judge whether they would seem appropriate.

To be perfectly honest, it was the first time I'd tried this approach and it wasn't really going as well as I had hoped - I had spent a good half an hour without finding/approaching anyone.

It was lucky for me then that a colleague happened to be passing by and after we had had a quick chat, and he was leaving, he shouted and pointed out Jane to me. I thanked him duly and approached her as she sat, tapping on her phone, at the edge of the square.

She agreed straight away and I led her to a shaded area across the road as the midday sun was too strong and was causing harsh shadows.

Jane is studying Acupuncture and seemed hugely enthusiastic about it. She said the stuff they were learning at the moment was quite random but hopefully next year it was all going to fit together and make more sense. I asked when would they be trying it out on real 'humans', and she replied "Final year". I volunteered my services to her, if I was still around that is, and she laughed, thanked me and left.


Humans of Leeds