Most of the photos in Richard Renaldi’s 6 year long project “Touching Strangers” still look strange to me. Even the groups of people that the narrator said seemed comfortable around each other appear to be faking it. There are a few exceptions, but for the most part, I’m finding it difficult to by in to the relationship. In addition, sometimes the attempt to get two vastly different people is forced or obvious, making many his images a little kitsch. Having said that, the photos themselves look great; the colors and framing are both very interesting. Clearly Renaldi knows what he’s doing as far as the photography itself goes, especially when you realize he’s using a big film camera instead of going the easier route of DSLR or at the very least something handheld.