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Photographer invites complete strangers into her bedroom for an intimate series of portraits

When Seoul-born, Brooklyn-based photographer Heami Lee travels for work or pleasure, she likes to ask complete strangers to visit her hotel room where she can take intimate portraits of them.

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A shirtless man reclines on a bed with white sheets against a green headboard, gazing upward toward a window with bright natural light

The ongoing series, entitled Strangers In My Room, is where Lee spots potential models when she's out and about, approaching them if she feels an emotional connection and then, after a brief five minute chat, asking if they want to take part. She explained: "The idea of intimacy and trust amongst strangers has always been very interesting to me and this project lets me further explore these connections."

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Silhouetted figure viewed from behind sitting on a bed in a dimly lit hotel room with warm red-orange lighting and bedside lamps
Shirtless man sitting on a bed with white sheets and pillows, illuminated by two bedside lamps in a darkened hotel room
Man in beanie and glasses lying on a white bed under bright overhead lighting, looking pensively at the camera
Shirtless young man wearing a pendant necklace leans against a bathroom sink, gazing at the camera in front of floral-patterned wallpaper
Shirtless man sitting on a bed in a hotel room, looking over his shoulder at the camera
Man in white shirt sitting in doorway of rustic room, framed by potted plants and weathered stone walls
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