Pierre the Butcher

Meet Pierre who I met for the first time today in Leeds Market for the 'When You're a Stranger' blip project.

I didn't know I was going to be taking this photo today but I met up with MrJohn at lunch time and we headed to Leeds Market to take (or should I say 'make' - Ansel Adams) some photos. We were discussing how portrait shots can be difficult and the approaches people take in getting the picture they want to make.

MrJohn had been passed one of the cameras for the when you're a stranger project. He passed it on to me and so today I took part in this project meeting and blipping a stranger.

A lot of people take pictures of someone without that person even knowing and that resulting photo ending up on a web-site somewhere but today I introduced myself to Pierre and asked him if I could take his photo as I was intrigued by his butchers shop in Leeds Market called 'Your African Butcher'. I learned that he and his wife left South Africa 9 years ago due to the violence and have settled in Leeds as his wife is originally from Grimsby and Pierre has been running the butchers shop for the past 3 years. His wife is running a shop opposite to his called My African Shop/Deli. He gave me his business card and asked me to e-mail the blipfoto link to him.

So Pierre, I say thank you for letting me take your portrait :)

Also thank you to MrJohn for your company, inspiration and cup of tea :)

We also managed to fit in a look around the Young British Naturist exhibition at the White Cloth Gallery in Leeds so quite an eventful lunch hour and a bit.