The Walk-in Portrait Studio was initially set up in a formerly foreclosed house in North Detroit, by Corine Vermeulen (photography) and Femke Lutgerink (story collecting). Stemming from a desire to introduce ourselves and get to know the residents of a particular neighborhood, we solicited people to come in to the studio via flyers and posters, and a fair amount of courting on the streets. Over the course of five days, around 85 people had their portraits taken in exchange for a story of the neighborhood.