Agreeable Strangers: From Personal Passion Project to Book with Charles Chessler

10/08/2026

Charles Chessler is a NYC-based headshot and portrait photographer. He started this project Agreeable Strangers in July 2011 during a B&H Event Space photo walk. Charles discusses some of the images he chose for this photobook and how he discovered his passion for photographing people.

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 1:34 - About the book
  • 4:38 - About Charles
  • 8:00 - Photographing people turning into a passion project
  • 26:42 - Reviewing photos used in the book
  • 1:21:04 - Gear & settings used
  • 1:28:50 - Publishing the book
  • 1:33:45 - Q&A