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Photographer Takes Photos Of Strangers, Then Asks Them To Smile And Takes Another One (10 New Pics)

A smile is such a simple yet effective gesture to convey one’s feelings. We can smile to greet, thank, show love, sympathy, and even affection.

A smile is such a simple yet effective gesture to convey one’s feelings. We can smile to greet, thank, show love, sympathy, and even affection.

“So I Asked Them To Smile”: 10 Portraits Of Strangers That Show The Power Of Smiling (New Pics)

Jay Weinstein asks strangers the most simple thing—to smile, in turn bringing out its transformative powers and capturing it all on camera.

Jay Weinstein asks strangers the most simple thing—to smile, in turn bringing out its transformative powers and capturing it all on camera.

10 Pics Of People Before And After They Were Asked To Smile

Smile is just a simple expression, and yet it may be the most powerful, as it's the most positive one. Jay Weinstein tests this idea in his project "So I asked to smile" with an extremely diverse group of people.

Smile is just a simple expression, and yet it may be the most powerful, as it's the most positive one. Jay Weinstein tests this idea in his project "So I asked...

These Photos Will Change The Way You Look At Strangers

December 2013. I was on a photography trip to Bikaner, in the deserts of Rajasthan, India. Near the busy train station, I saw a man I wanted to photograph. I hesitated. The look in his eye and his stony, stern look intimidated...

December 2013. I was on a photography trip to Bikaner, in the deserts of Rajasthan, India. Near the busy train station, I saw a man I wanted to photograph. I hesitated. The...