I’ve understood for a long time that my strongest images are usually made while documenting subjects that interest me. That’s why I headed downtown last week to document what I feel is the most compelling time of the day: lunch.

Nothing too tricky about these photos, just people accosted in public by a stranger with a camera while eating their midday meal. As you can tell, some were only too happy to share in their moment of respite, others not so much. I’d put my success rate (success being defined as allowing me to photograph them) at right around 50%, which I feel is a fairly good representation of the state of Minnesota Nice in the Minneapolis area these days.

Down the hatch!