# Intimate Stranger Photography Giulia Bersani Gets to Know a Stranger in Her Latest Series By Vasiliki Marapas | Published 2014-11-24 | Naughty Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/giulia-bersani References: [featureshoot](http://www.featureshoot.com/2014/11/photographer-documents-the-intimate-moments-of-a-woman-she-met-on-facebook/) & [giuliabersani](http://giuliabersani.com/) Photographer Giulia Bersani tells the intimate story of a woman she met on [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/facebook-debuts-at-stagecoach) through her latest series 'Stronger.' We all use Facebook as a means of keeping in touch with old friends and colleagues (and by "keeping in touch" I mean "stalking their lives"). But what about using Facebook as a mode for meeting new, interesting people? Looking for an enagaging story to tell through her work, Bersani put out a call for a [photographic subject](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-powered-portrait-studio) on her Facebook page. A woman from Napoli replied, describing her life as both "beautiful and damned." Intrigued, Bersani traveled to Napoli to meet Glada, a mother to a ten-year-old girl with a heavy, difficult past of drugs and family problems. Bersani breaks the barrier of "stranger" to "friend" in order to tell Glada's story through her [beautiful, saturated images](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glass-portraits). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.2/10 - Popularity: 53% | Activity: 6% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Naughty](https://www.trendhunter.com/naughty) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Intimate Stranger Photography:** A growing trend in photography of intimately telling the stories of complete strangers through beautiful imagery. - **Social Media Networking for Inspiration:** Social media like Facebook is increasingly being used as a platform to connect with new people and opportunities for creative inspiration. - **Personal Photography Projects:** Photographers are turning to personal projects like 'Stronger' to push their artistic boundaries and tell meaningful stories. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Photography:** The photography industry has an opportunity to capture and communicate the human stories of complete strangers and break traditional photography boundaries. - **Social Media Marketing:** Businesses could leverage social media as a platform to encourage unique collaborations and ultimately engage and build better relationships with their followers. - **Art and Design:** There is an opportunity for the art and design industry to inspire new, boundary-pushing projects by examining how photography can communicate intimate stories to a wider audience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emilio-alarcn.md) - [Imperfect Photography Celebrations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nonnas-cam.md) - [Friend-Finding Virtual Hangouts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/strangely.md) - [Glamorous Artful Bronze Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sweet-jane.md) - [Personal Nostalgic Photo Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holy-ohio.md) - [Social Connection Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/is-this-seat-taken-campaign.md) - [Unique Artistic Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amusebouche.md) - [AI-Powered Social Media Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hard-drive-reveal.md) - [Striking Glass Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glass-portraits.md)