True Self Portrait Of A Lying Photographer
February 20, 2007
This photo is a self portrait (or snap shot) of me.
It shows exactly who was in front of my camera but it is not even close to who I am. Quite possibly a complete lie.
“There is no truth in photography. There is no truth about anyone’s person. My portraits are more about me than they are about the people I photograph.”
Richard Avedon
“A portrait is not a likeness. The moment an emotion or fact is transformed into a photograph it is no longer a fact but an opinion. There is no such thing as inaccuracy in a photograph. All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth.”
Richard Avedon
“A photographic portrait is a picture of someone who knows he’s being photographed, and what he does with this knowledge is as much a part of the photograph as what he’s wearing or how he looks. He’s implicated in what’s happening, and he has a certain real power over the result.”
Richard Avedon
“I think all art is about control – the encounter between control and the uncontrollable.”
Richard Avedon
I really find it sad that I cannot see your eyes on this photo…you are hiding…?