Guernsey photographer takes pictures of passersby for his 'Strangers Gallery' project

  • ITV Channel reporter Katya Fowler and camera operator Kit Gillson get their photo taken as part of the 'Strangers Gallery' project

A Guernsey photographer has been taking hundreds of pictures of people he does not know.

For the last two years, Sam Thompson has been stopping passersby in the streets of Guernsey to capture their portrait.

He has been posting them on social media with their permission as part of a 'Strangers Gallery'.

One of the portraits Sam has captured of a passerby in Guernsey. Credit: Sam Thompson

Sam explains: "I enjoy meeting new people. I thought it might be quite nice to do something a little bit different so I set myself a challenge of stopping people I've never met before and just finding out a little bit about them, spending time chatting with them, a bit of social exchange."

Sam says his secret weapon is his two miniature schnauzers, Edie and Rosie, that he takes out on shoots - he has only been refused a photograph once.

"It's not my normal thing but it's quite nice to be photographed" - Gary, part of the 'Strangers Gallery' Credit: Sam Thompson

Gary had his photo taken during his morning coffee break.

He says: "It's not my normal thing but it's quite nice to be photographed, my son is a photographer so I get the whole concept.

"It breaks the mould really, you know you can always approach anybody."

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