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  • Experience: I have hugged half a million people around the world.
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    Experience: I have hugged half a million people around the world.
    David "Big Dave" Sylvester photographed at Rittenhouse Squarein Philadelphia, PA USA for The Guardian "Experience" feature.David Sylvester in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he lives.
    David realised some people were hesitant about hugging him when they didn’t know the first thing about him.
    It’s rarely just a hug; it’s conversations, moments, confessions. When you’re willing to embrace a stranger, people open up.
    People tend to be cautious at first. They hover, watching for a gimmick, until someone grabs a hug.
    David carry a clicker to count the number of people he's hugged – his record is 1,300 in a day.
    When Covid-19 hit, the hugs stopped.
    With hugs still forbidden, in 2021 he drove across 48 states doing good deeds.

    David "Big Dave" Sylvester photographed at Rittenhouse Squarein Philadelphia, USA.

    © Kyle Kielinski / Guardian / eyevine

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  • Experience: I have hugged half a million people around the world.
    DUKAS_136841505_EYE
    Experience: I have hugged half a million people around the world.
    David "Big Dave" Sylvester photographed at Rittenhouse Squarein Philadelphia, PA USA for The Guardian "Experience" feature.David Sylvester in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he lives.
    David realised some people were hesitant about hugging him when they didn’t know the first thing about him.
    It’s rarely just a hug; it’s conversations, moments, confessions. When you’re willing to embrace a stranger, people open up.
    People tend to be cautious at first. They hover, watching for a gimmick, until someone grabs a hug.
    David carry a clicker to count the number of people he's hugged – his record is 1,300 in a day.
    When Covid-19 hit, the hugs stopped.
    With hugs still forbidden, in 2021 he drove across 48 states doing good deeds.

    David "Big Dave" Sylvester photographed at Rittenhouse Squarein Philadelphia, USA.

    © Kyle Kielinski / Guardian / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
    T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709
    E: info@eyevine.com
    http://www.eyevine.com
    (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)

    © Guardian / eyevine. All Rights Reserved.

     

  • Experience: I have hugged half a million people around the world.
    DUKAS_136841516_EYE
    Experience: I have hugged half a million people around the world.
    David "Big Dave" Sylvester photographed at Rittenhouse Squarein Philadelphia, PA USA for The Guardian "Experience" feature.David Sylvester in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he lives.
    David realised some people were hesitant about hugging him when they didn’t know the first thing about him.
    It’s rarely just a hug; it’s conversations, moments, confessions. When you’re willing to embrace a stranger, people open up.
    People tend to be cautious at first. They hover, watching for a gimmick, until someone grabs a hug.
    David carry a clicker to count the number of people he's hugged – his record is 1,300 in a day.
    When Covid-19 hit, the hugs stopped.
    With hugs still forbidden, in 2021 he drove across 48 states doing good deeds.

    David "Big Dave" Sylvester photographed at Rittenhouse Squarein Philadelphia, USA.

    © Kyle Kielinski / Guardian / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
    T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709
    E: info@eyevine.com
    http://www.eyevine.com
    (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)

    © Guardian / eyevine. All Rights Reserved.

     

  • Experience: I have hugged half a million people around the world.
    DUKAS_136841515_EYE
    Experience: I have hugged half a million people around the world.
    David "Big Dave" Sylvester photographed at Rittenhouse Squarein Philadelphia, PA USA for The Guardian "Experience" feature.David Sylvester in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he lives.
    David realised some people were hesitant about hugging him when they didn’t know the first thing about him.
    It’s rarely just a hug; it’s conversations, moments, confessions. When you’re willing to embrace a stranger, people open up.
    People tend to be cautious at first. They hover, watching for a gimmick, until someone grabs a hug.
    David carry a clicker to count the number of people he's hugged – his record is 1,300 in a day.
    When Covid-19 hit, the hugs stopped.
    With hugs still forbidden, in 2021 he drove across 48 states doing good deeds.

    David "Big Dave" Sylvester photographed at Rittenhouse Squarein Philadelphia, USA.

    © Kyle Kielinski / Guardian / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
    T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709
    E: info@eyevine.com
    http://www.eyevine.com
    (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)

    © Guardian / eyevine. All Rights Reserved.

     

  • Experience: I have hugged half a million people around the world.
    DUKAS_136841518_EYE
    Experience: I have hugged half a million people around the world.
    David "Big Dave" Sylvester photographed at Rittenhouse Squarein Philadelphia, PA USA for The Guardian "Experience" feature.David Sylvester in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he lives.
    David realised some people were hesitant about hugging him when they didn’t know the first thing about him.
    It’s rarely just a hug; it’s conversations, moments, confessions. When you’re willing to embrace a stranger, people open up.
    People tend to be cautious at first. They hover, watching for a gimmick, until someone grabs a hug.
    David carry a clicker to count the number of people he's hugged – his record is 1,300 in a day.
    When Covid-19 hit, the hugs stopped.
    With hugs still forbidden, in 2021 he drove across 48 states doing good deeds.

    David "Big Dave" Sylvester photographed at Rittenhouse Squarein Philadelphia, USA.

    © Kyle Kielinski / Guardian / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
    T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709
    E: info@eyevine.com
    http://www.eyevine.com
    (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)

    © Guardian / eyevine. All Rights Reserved.

     

  • Experience: I have hugged half a million people around the world.
    DUKAS_136841519_EYE
    Experience: I have hugged half a million people around the world.
    David "Big Dave" Sylvester photographed at Rittenhouse Squarein Philadelphia, PA USA for The Guardian "Experience" feature.David Sylvester in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he lives.
    David realised some people were hesitant about hugging him when they didn’t know the first thing about him.
    It’s rarely just a hug; it’s conversations, moments, confessions. When you’re willing to embrace a stranger, people open up.
    People tend to be cautious at first. They hover, watching for a gimmick, until someone grabs a hug.
    David carry a clicker to count the number of people he's hugged – his record is 1,300 in a day.
    When Covid-19 hit, the hugs stopped.
    With hugs still forbidden, in 2021 he drove across 48 states doing good deeds.

    David "Big Dave" Sylvester photographed at Rittenhouse Squarein Philadelphia, USA.

    © Kyle Kielinski / Guardian / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
    T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709
    E: info@eyevine.com
    http://www.eyevine.com
    (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)

    © Guardian / eyevine. All Rights Reserved.

     

  • Experience: I have hugged half a million people around the world.
    DUKAS_136841517_EYE
    Experience: I have hugged half a million people around the world.
    David "Big Dave" Sylvester photographed at Rittenhouse Squarein Philadelphia, PA USA for The Guardian "Experience" feature.David Sylvester in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he lives.
    David realised some people were hesitant about hugging him when they didn’t know the first thing about him.
    It’s rarely just a hug; it’s conversations, moments, confessions. When you’re willing to embrace a stranger, people open up.
    People tend to be cautious at first. They hover, watching for a gimmick, until someone grabs a hug.
    David carry a clicker to count the number of people he's hugged – his record is 1,300 in a day.
    When Covid-19 hit, the hugs stopped.
    With hugs still forbidden, in 2021 he drove across 48 states doing good deeds.

    David "Big Dave" Sylvester photographed at Rittenhouse Squarein Philadelphia, USA.

    © Kyle Kielinski / Guardian / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
    T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709
    E: info@eyevine.com
    http://www.eyevine.com
    (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)

    © Guardian / eyevine. All Rights Reserved.