In my photojournalism class at Fresno State, I completed the 100 Strangers Project, which involved taking photos of 100 strangers and writing a short caption about them. Through this project, I was able to learn the different ways to take a portrait and how to make a person comfortable in front of the camera. Here are these strangers and a short caption about them below:

Jessica Ruiz, 23 - Stranger #1/100

"The hardest thing about college is studying especially in my apartment by University Plaza because I get distracted by my roommate. She just sings and talks way too much."

Feliciano Gonzalez, 24 - Stranger #2/100

"I'm a criminology major here at Fresno State and the thing I hate most about here is the parking. It's way too hard nowadays to find a spot at P20 since everyone is looking for one."

Pahoua Lot - Stranger #3/100

"The hardest thing about school is not procrastinating. I always put off assignments until the deadline comes up. I really need to work on my time management."

Gabriel Arredondo - Stranger #4/100

"In the future, I'll be hopefully teaching fifth graders in my own classroom after I get my teaching credentials. I think fifth graders personally are the best grade to teach because they're not as rowdy as junior high students."

Jenny Dominguez - Stranger #5/100

"My favorite spot on campus is outside the art gallery plaza. There are not many people here so it's very quiet and serene."

Eric Loredo - Stranger #6/100

"I'm really pumped up about the Physiology test I'm about to take for my last prerequisite before I graduate. I'm hoping to apply to nursing school at Fresno State after graduating." Eric also isn't an Oakland Athletics fan but his entire family loves them.

Ericka Calderon - Stranger #7/100

"I've been feeling really confident about working out lately since I've been getting into a routine. I used to play soccer at Fresno City College, so I'm trying to get my stamina back."

Keown Moun - Stranger #8/100

"I'm really confident about my basketball skills. I play intramural basketball here at Fresno State. I'm a big fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James is my favorite player."

Juan Hernandez- Stranger #9/100

"I'm really excited because I think I aced my last political science test in Poly Sci 5. I'm taking it for general Ed so I hope I did well."

Ruth Haan - Stranger #10/100

"My favorite spots on campus are this booth and the library. I really like crowds so I'm always looking for a friendly face."

Miguel Vega - Stranger #11/100

"I'm working to finish my degree and hopefully become a teacher. I'm hoping to teach elementary school kids probably 1st to 3rd grade."

Christian Martinez - Stranger #12/100

"I'm really confident about my memory. Just when I need to remember something obscure my memory kicks in to help me out."

Nick Lara - Stranger #13/100

"I hope to teach agricultural mechanics at a high school in the future. I was a part of Future Farmers for America in high school. Before Fresno State, I was in the army for many years stationed at Grafenwohr in Germany then I was at Fort Carson, Colorado." 

Ricardo Mendoza - Stranger #14/100

"My biggest complaint about this school is the parking. I park by the business building and walking all the way to my classes is the absolute worst."

Shelly Rodriguez - Stranger #15/100

"My biggest complaint about Fresno State is the walking distance from the parking lot since I park at P1. I'm a Spanish major so my classes are really far from where I park."

Lex Funtila - Stranger #16/100

"The thing I love about Fresno State the most is the campus. It's very beautiful especially at night when it gets quiet."

Rajan Nagra - Stranger #17/100

"I'm an agriculture business major here at Fresno State. I really love the agriculture building here and its great faculty and staff.

Ismael Zuniga - Stranger #18/100

"I love being in a fraternity here at Fresno State. The bond I share with my brothers lasts forever."

Jesus Hernandez - Stranger #19/100

"I really love the library here at Fresno State. It's a great place for me to study and relax with friends."

Steven Espinosa - Stranger #20/100

"I chose to go to Fresno State because the culture felt perfect to me. It's very relaxed and I'm able to connect with so many different people."

Santiago Vidauri - Stranger #21/100

"I'm very happy here at Fresno State. Immediately, I was able to make friends and I felt like I belonged."

Luciano Manzo - Stranger #22/100

"At Fresno State, I love doing community service work for my fraternity. I love reaching out and making my community a better place."

Andy Zuniga - Stranger #23/100

"I love the area by Starbucks at Fresno State. I'm addicted to coffee so I'm there whenever I'm not in class."

Victor Hernandez - Stranger #24/100

"I really love my job working in the library at Fresno State. I love interacting with so many different people throughout my day."

Cassie and Jem - Stranger #25/100 and #26/100

Cassie and Jem (right to left) are a couple who were spending their night by eating some ice cream. Cassie went to Fresno City College and graduated from Fresno State.

Sarai M. - Stranger #27/100

Sarai is a high school student who loves running in her spare time. She was just outside of Yogurtland when I took this photo. She added that her favorite frozen yogurt is plain tart.

Isaac G. - Stranger #28/100

Isaac is not in college and is currently working in construction. He just came out of the theater after seeing "Midway."

Jaden C. - Stranger #29/100

Jaden is currently taking classes at Fresno City College as a sophomore. He's planning to transfer to Fresno State and major in psychology.

Angelo R. - Stranger #30/100

Angelo's mom was kind enough to let us take her son's photo. Angelo is in 8th grade and his favorite superhero is Batman.

Marina M. - Stranger #31/100

Marina is a senior at Fresno State. She was kind enough to let us take her photo before she went to the basketball game with her boyfriend. She plays on the Fresno State Lacrosse team and loves watching Utah Jazz games in her spare time.

Charles K. - Stranger #32/100

Charles is a business major at Fresno State. He's currently a junior and he loves to watch basketball games with his girlfriend Marina.

Chad B. - Stranger #33/100

Chad is a senior at Fresno State and is majoring in Liberal Studies. He hopes to get his teaching certificate and be an elementary school teacher.

Case M. - Stranger #34/100

Case is a senior at Fresno State. He was on his way to Yogurtland with his friend Chad.

Jennifer V. - Stranger #35/100

Jennifer is a high school senior who likes to model for fun. She's thinking of attending Fresno State as a nursing major. 

Sophia H. - Stranger #36/100

Sophia is a high school student at Hoover High. She said she plans to go to Fresno City College then transfer to Fresno State.

Matthew V. - Stranger #37/100

Matthew is majoring in Recreational Administration at Fresno State. He wants to eventually be a park ranger at a park.

Chelsea L. - Stranger #38/100

Chelsea is a Fresno State junior. She hasn't decided on a major but she said she wants to be a dietician. 

Ryuga A. - Stranger #39/100

Ryuga has been taking care of her rats for 2.5 years. The white one's name is Spot and the black one's name is Shadow. She added that she likes rats because they're easy to take care of and are smarter than dogs. 

Kamryn A. - Stranger #40/100

Kamryn is a junior in high school. He said he's going to watch "Harriet" in theaters.

Daniel B. - Stranger #41/100

Daniel is a MCJ multimedia major in his last semester at Fresno State. He plans to enroll in the USC Chapman film school.

Ben B. - Stranger #42/100

Ben is a Fresno State senior majoring in Liberal Studies. He loves Marvel movies and his favorite one is Ant-Man.

Paul P. and Dina T. - Strangers #43/100 and #44/100

Paul and Dina (left to right) saw us taking photos of other people and let us take a photo of them. They were going to watch Doctor Sleep at the Maya Cinema.

Kenneth S. - Stranger #45/100

Kenneth is a student at Fresno State. He loves riding his bike everywhere especially making trips to Five Guys.

Felipe C. - Stranger #46/100

Felipe is out to have a fun time with his wife Wendy. They were on their way to watch Joker at Maya Cinema.

Joseph - Stranger #47/100

"One of the best parts of the park is being able to ride my bike. There's a thrill in it that I can't describe."

Wolfgang - Stranger #48/100

"When I ride my bike, there's a difference between staying off the ground and not eating shit. Testing that difference is the best feeling."

Ali - Stranger #49/100

When I took Ali's photo, he was surprised because he thought I was taking a photo of his dog. He's a business major at Fresno State and his Alaskan husky is one year old.

Csaba - Stranger #50/100

When I approached Csaba and told him about the project, he said he's heard of it before. I asked him where and he said that he knows Jes. It was cold and wet outside but Csaba was still training.

Pomo - Stranger #51/100

I approached Pomo and asked him what he was doing on a rainy day. He was carrying his Sony camera bag and said he's on his lunch break. The sun was about to set, so he wanted to capture some photos of the sunset.

Nick - Stranger #52/100

I saw Nick with his friend Jennifer as I was about to leave Woodward park. He was carrying a 6-pack of Jack Daniel's and said he wanted to chill out.

Jennifer - Stranger #53/100

Jennifer was outside at Woodward Park with Nick when I approached them. She said she's stressed out from college and wants to chill out for a bit.

Jackie - Stranger #54/100

"School has been really stressing me out leading up to finals. One thing that's really helped me is smoking marijuana. I don't recommend it to everyone but it works for me."

Leslie and Shelby - Stranger #55/100 and #56/100

Leslie and Shelby were in the middle of a conversation when I approached them but they were really kind. They said they both love to shop and watch TV in their free time.

Dallas - Stranger #57/100

"I love to play sports and I've played sports since I was a kid. One of my favorite sports to play is rugby because it's a man's game."

Jason - Stranger #58/100

"One of my favorite things to do is work on cars. I love fixing up old cars and hearing them run again. There's no better feeling in the world."

Mikayla - Stranger #59/100

When I asked Mikayla if I could take her photo, she was about to put some lipstick on. Once I told her it's for a class she ended up wiping her lipstick off. She told me one of her favorite things to do is dance like nobody's watching.

Chris - Stranger #60/100

When I asked Chris if I could take his photo, he said it's fine as long as he doesn't have to look at the camera. He said he loves to ride bulls in his free time.

Raymond - Stranger #61/100

"As a side business, I'm a DJ. I do many different events from weddings to quinciñeras to house parties."

Noah - Stranger #62/100

"I spend most of my time watching sports. One of my favorite sports to watch is baseball. Go, Giants!"

Nate - Stranger #63/100

"My favorite thing to do is hang out with my friends and watch basketball and football. Sports bring us together and it's a great time overall."

Brevin - Stranger #64/100

"One of my favorite things to do is research cars. I love knowing information about the newest and the oldest models."

Ian - Stranger #65/100

"I love playing video games whenever I can. My favorite game at the moment is Warframe because it's free and co-op focused."

Angel - Stranger #66/100

"Like Ian said, I love playing video games in my spare time as well. I love Call of Duty, so I'm playing Modern Warfare right now."

MadaLynn - Stranger #67/100

"My name's MadaLynn but I go by Madi. I love hanging out with my sorority sisters during my free time. Shoutout to Kappa Alpha Theta!"

Leopoldo - Stranger #68/100

"When I'm not on campus, I love to play soccer for fun with my friends. I usually play midfielder."

Shawn - Stranger #69/100

Shawn was nice enough to let me take multiple photos of him. He told me he loves to play basketball whenever he can, and he loves the Los Angeles Lakers.

Frankie - Stranger #70/100

"I love to meditate in my free time. Focusing on my breath really helps me manage my anxiety."

Jose - Stranger #71/100

"I love to play soccer in my free time. It's great to be out by myself and practice tricks."

Jaime - Stranger #72/100

"I like to sleep whenever I can. I'm really busy with school and work so I take naps often."

Alexis - Stranger #73/100

"I love baking as a hobby. I'll bake anything from lemon bars to cakes to cupcakes. My favorite flavor of cake is lemon."

Hector - Stranger #74/100

"I love to watch movies whenever I can. Thriller is my favorite genre since I love horror movies."

Daro - Stranger #75/100

"I've watched wrestling since I was little. WWE is amazing and I love it soo much!"

Julia - Stranger #76/100

"I love to write whenever I can because words help me express myself and my identity. Poetry is one of my favorite things to write."

Daisy - Stranger #77/100

"I love trying on different types of makeup. My favorite palette is Mercury Retrograde from Sephora."

D'Angelo - Stranger #78/100

"I love paintball because of the adrenaline rush. You never know when you're going to get hit."

Alejandra - Stranger #79/100

"I've been making my own artwork since I was 9 years old. My go-to is acrylics but it's hard to decide."

Kamani - Stranger #80/100

"Football is so much fun whether I'm watching or playing. Go Rams!"

Mia - Stranger #81/100

"I used to want to be a model that worked for Vans. Now I'm a cashier at Vans."

Apad - Stranger #82/100

Apad runs a Twitter account, "LakeShowYo" and has over 90,000 followers. He frequently posts memes and updates on the Los Angeles Lakers.

Jackie - Stranger #83/100

"I love to draw in my free time and have been drawing since I was 9. I mostly draw realistic figures of humans."

Eliza - Stranger #84/100

"I rarely get any breaks from school so I love naps. It's my 21st birthday so happy birthday to me!"

Daniel - Stranger #85/100

"I love food and nutrition. It's great to be active and go to the gym."

Jose - Stranger #86/100

Jose is a psychology major and he's a part of Kappa Sigma. They're taking part in a fundraiser to donate socks for the youth.

Gustavo - Stranger #87/100

Gustavo is a history and Chicano and Latin American studies major. He also said Kermit the Frog is his hero.

Juan F. - Stranger #88/100

Juan spent his 22nd birthday in Germany, England, and Scotland. He loves hanging out with friends and having a good time.

Darian - Stranger #89/100

Darian said a fun fact about him is that he loves turtles. He's also a mechanical engineering major.

Antonio - Stranger #90/100

Antonio said he loves playing video games to take a break away from his stressful engineering classes.

Vivian Aguire - Stranger #91/100

"I love to learn languages like French and Italian. I'm an English major here at Fresno State."

Makoa - Stranger #92/100

"I like anime because it's very underrated in terms of its storytelling potential. I'll watch anything from action to slice of life."

Danielle and Fatima - Stranger #93/100 and #94/100

Danielle said she loves to dance anywhere she can. Fatima said she loves living in California where she can eat In n Out.

Juan P. - Stranger #95/100

"I just love to code. Learning programming languages is challenging but also rewarding at the same time."

William - Stranger #96/100

"Math has always been a favorite subject of mine since I was a kid. I like to do research in math for fun."

Fatima - Stranger #97/100

"I'm majoring in health science to become an epidemiologist!"

Nancy - Stranger #98/100

"Watching Netflix has been that go-to hobby for me when I'm not doing anything."

Rocio - Stranger #99/100

Rocio is a forensic behavioral science major at Fresno State. She loves spending time with her friends.

Victoria Laws - Stranger #100

Victoria is also an American Sign Language Interpreting major. She was excited to take a photo with her new umbrella while it was raining.