I saw Theresa stood outside the Nottingham Victoria Centre on Christmas Eve. She was preaching and singing Carols, People seemed to pass her by and ignore her.
I was on my way to the French restaurant across the road from Theresa for a Christmas Eve family lunch.
I worked out I had a few minutes to take a shot of Theresa before our booking at the restaurant.
I approached Theresa and pointed at my camera and asked if I could take some shots. Theresa said it would be OK and was totally at ease as I took a few shots. I think her smile and happiness shines through the image.
I showed Theresa the shots on the back of the camera and asked her about her preaching and singing. Theresa is a member of "All Souls Saved International Mission" which is an organisation based in Nottingham. When I say organisation, they are actually a company registered at Companies House .
When I arrived at the restaurant, I showed the images of Theresa to Matt, my son-in-law, and he said "Oh that's the lady who preaches on the street"
I was surprised by Matt's comments as I am a regular visitor to the city centre and have never seen Theresa, but she is obviously well known.
Thank you Theresa for being stranger number 63. I wish you well with your street preaching.
This picture is number 63 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
