I’ve photographed myself for lots of different reasons, mark time, finish a roll of film, no one else is around, testing how to light a picture, something to do…The subtle details make memories flood back about what was happening at the time, how I was feeling, a favorite shirt. It’s good practice for photographing people, giving yourself the same feeling of the lens pointing at you, and gaining sympathy for how that feels to be looked at. Sometimes I forget to photograph myself, and try to challenge myself to do so. Cumulatively, these pictures start to be a record of my existence, the slightly performative person behind the camera for all of those other pictures.
Fucking unbelievable post. Beautiful as always
Fuck yeah