#19 Tourist from Sweden

Emil was the one who spotted him and nudged me 'Why don't you ask him?', so I did. He was a little impatient waiting for someone. He said he'd spent a fab week at a conference in London and chose to spend the weekend here too. He was heading back home to Sweden the next day. I liked his smart casual look although he was difficult to capture as he was fidgety. I knew I only had a chance to take a shot, maybe two.

#10 Peace!

Top tip: 'Listen to their stories.'

This lady stopped to watch Emil photograph a couple sitting on a kerb. While waiting for the guys to finish off their shoot, we started chatting and she told me all about her life, her stint as an actress, her hippy days in 70s, her memories of the protests she attended, the abusive relationship she was in with a guy she met in a pub nearby and how proud she was when she managed to leave it behind. She was one of a kind! The guys ended up waiting for me while I stood there listening mesmerised by her stories. All of which were directly related to the place we were standing in: Portobello Road.