Why would someone take a picture of me in public?

I was sat in a park by uni just minding my own business and a bloke who looked about 70 walked past carrying a camera by his side and pretty blatantly took a photo of me with the flash on 💀
I love to know what possible reason someone could have for doing this lol? I doubt it was a pervert thing seeing as I was fully clothed and just sat on a bench. I dress slightly weird but not to the point it warrants photographing me, especially not in a big city. Now I’m paranoid I’m far more weird looking than I thought I was. Literally what would be a reason to take a picture of a stranger who isn’t doing anything unusual in public.

if not a creep then he's probably just bad with technology tbh maybe he was going for a selfie

He was holding the camera at his side as he walked and it was a camera not a phone lol, my thoughts are some sort of "street photography" thing, still weird though

I was sat in a park by uni just minding my own business and a bloke who looked about 70 walked past carrying a camera by his side and pretty blatantly took a photo of me with the flash on 💀
I love to know what possible reason someone could have for doing this lol? I doubt it was a pervert thing seeing as I was fully clothed and just sat on a bench. I dress slightly weird but not to the point it warrants photographing me, especially not in a big city. Now I’m paranoid I’m far more weird looking than I thought I was. Literally what would be a reason to take a picture of a stranger who isn’t doing anything unusual in public.

Wdym by dressed slightly weird

probably a creep then. 'old' doesn’t equal not a creep, lots of old men still are.;/

A combination of alternative and just really overdressed for a normal day lol, like loads of dark makeup and loads of jewellery, and been really fond of 4-6 inch stiletto heels recently, I'm accustomed to stares but photography is pushing it 💀

Maybe, but what can he really get from a fully dressed woman reading a book on a park bench 💀