{when does observing become intrusive?}

I'm a natural observer, it's one of the many reasons why I love photography... I love sitting at a restaurant watching the people around me. I can't help but make up stories about their actions.....what might have transpired to make a couple fight so in public.....why the good looking middle age man is dining alone.....At times it seems like you can tell so much about someone just by watching them, so much can be "said" through gestures & facial expressions.... So naturally when I came across a photographer in New York with a current exhibit based somewhat on this premises I was intrigued. Armed with a telephoto lens & lots of patience Yasmine Chatila has produced a series of photographs taken from watching people through their open windows. Does this fall on the side of intrusive? Maybe. I don't know how pleased I would be to find myself one of her subjects, but remember - all of the the photographs were captured through open windows. So, whether you feel it's right or wrong, I bet most of you will go to her site to view them. Don't we all want to see what others do when they think no one is looking? here's the article for more info... New York Post article