Smiling young woman behind a café counter with coffee machines, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Woman in a light coat walking past a taxi at night in Soho, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Young woman sketching beside an easel in a museum gallery, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Two workers in high-visibility vests laughing and hugging outside a shop, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Man in a parka with headphones gesturing in front of a shop window, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Young man with a glass of red wine at a pub table, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Woman in a fur-trimmed hood walking through a park, looking at her phone, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Woman in a headscarf on the phone behind a counter of headphones, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Man in a hat and patterned shirt sitting in a window beneath an Amy Winehouse poster, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Bearded man in a white jacket standing in a shop doorway, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Woman in sunglasses and a tweed jacket pushing a pram near Tower Bridge, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Woman in sunglasses among the glass towers of the City of London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Older man in a long dark coat walking along a London street. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Man with a handlebar moustache in a trilby and scarf by a café window, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Two men in conversation in a bar, one with a shaved head and one with long hair, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Smiling older man in a band T-shirt leaning on a bar counter, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Two men in hats and scarves talking beneath a pub sign, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Smiling young woman with a fringe in a café, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Young man and woman smiling at a laptop behind a shop window, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Smiling woman passing a double-decker bus at night, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Young woman with long blonde hair, hand to her chin, by a street sign, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Bearded man in glasses with arms crossed in front of shelves of jars, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Older man copying a painting at an easel in a museum gallery, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Young people sitting on the floor of a museum gallery beneath old paintings, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Child kneeling on the floor, drawing in a museum gallery, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Young man in sunglasses and a sharp suit beside a double-decker bus, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Man in a kilt on the bank of the River Thames, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Laughing young man in a beanie making a peace sign, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Person holding up a printed sheet in front of their face, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Older man reading a newspaper inside a black cab, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Man in a scarf in a crowded Victorian pub, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Older man in a suit at the bar of a busy traditional pub, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Man with a cigarette among the crowd at a pub, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Young couple posing on a busy street, he sticks out his tongue with a rock sign, London. Street portrait by Chris Perona.

Smiling young woman with long hair in front of a wall of trainers in a shop, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Woman in a white feathered costume walking down a street, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Newlywed couple embracing beneath a tree in blossom, London. Candid portrait by Chris Perona.

Smiling man in a felt hat and round glasses at a pub table, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Older man with wild grey hair and glasses grinning beside a glowing jukebox, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Bald bearded man holding a drink in a dimly lit bar, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Smiling woman with a headband in a crowded bar, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Man in a cowboy hat and leather jacket holding a beer in a bar, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Man in a sparkling white suit and cap posing against a glass-block wall, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Two men greeting each other with an embrace in a pub, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Young man laughing behind a café counter, hand to his mouth, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Young couple talking over coffee at a café table, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Woman in a patterned top seated behind a café window, hand to her face, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Man walking through Chinatown beneath hanging lanterns, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Young man in a face mask riding the Tube, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Man on the phone among glass office towers, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.

Couple taking a selfie by the River Thames with the London Eye behind them, London. Candid street portrait by Chris Perona.