How to Gain a Subject's Trust for a Documentary Project

Documentary photography is a collaborative process. You tend to work with people as they go about being themselves. But in order for you to do that, you need one big thing first. While this may seem obvious, a documentary project is only successful when the photographer has earned the trust of their subjects. If you're passionate about a subject, you should a find a way to submerge yourself in that world. But before you do that, you should ask yourself, "Why do I want to shoot this subject?" Mak...