Jacob Aue Sobol Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 2012. (“Arrivals and Departures,” 2012).
“When people ask me how I get so close, the answer is simply because I am that close. I do not know anything else, and I cannot imag
(...) ine anything else. When I show interest in a stranger and they feel it, they let me in. They allow me into their lives because I show them that they are important–that there is a reason why they exist. I approach people because something about them is beautiful and I want to share a moment with them.
When you actually take part in life in front of you, people feel it, mutual trust grows, you are invited in, and you are able to create an intimate portrait such as this one.”
— Jacob Aue Sobol © Jacob Aue Sobol | Magnum Photos
