I actually did send an e-mail, though less asking about terribly prying questions and more about rambling and also making sure you saw this post, since if I'm going to steal pictures of other people, I ought to at least check in after the fact that that's okay.

One thing I noticed and didn't write about because that wasn't the point is very much the difference of the gaze in the two photos, which may or may not have been conscious or intentional. The man picture is directly meeting the camera while the woman one is decidedly not, which I found interesting. Were I more prone to big words and actually figuring out things, I would link it to traditional portrayals of femininity and masculinity or something.

Also, you're very brave. And holyshit that is the blur of a city behind you isn't it, oh wow. You're cool!

~Sor