One of the great things about 2020 so far is I seem to have rekindled my interest in photographing people. An even greater thing is that I ran into Rakia yesterday.
We made 8-10 shots together around London Bridge and these are my favourites…
The photographs work as well in colour as they do in black and white. But I tend to favour the monochrome.
You can visit Rakia’s Instagram here: @rakiamoctar
Thanks very much Rakia!
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The Future Is Papier Mâché 
A wonderful start to the new year.
That first shot you shared is a favorite–the pose, the look, and of course, you reflected in the background. Lovely capture, Richard.
Thanks so much billimarie!
You’re really good at these…. both finding great subjects and the photography 😀😁😃😄😊 Wonderful to see it happening again.
Thanks very much Dale! Yes, the time seems right to be doing the portraits again. Very lucky to have run into Rakia!
Beautiful pictures of a beautiful woman!
Thanks so much – yes, she is indeed!
Wonderful portraits, Richard. Rakia is stunning.
Thanks very much Lemony! Yes indeed – great!
This time I’m going to go with the color image, because it’s so striking. Though, what is that background? Anyway, it has bold color and it’s simple. B&W usually wins, unless the color is spectacular. Though I do like them all.
The background is a red glass wall – part of an office block, which is ordinarily very boring looking. Put Rakia in front of it though…thanks so much Eric – much appreciated!
The first image is masterfully composted.
Excellent series.
Thanks so much Rabirius! Very much appreciated!
They are all beautiful, the red background pops
Thanks very much Andrew! Much appreciated.
I like the b&w ones too. They’re so good, Richard.
Thanks so much Ashley! Really glad you like them.
Oh, I missed your portraits and what a brilliant debut for 2020, Richard! 🙂
Hey Marina! Thanks so much! Great to see you 🙂
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