Quote: Catem (Photographer)

Question posted in photo forum:

I'm sure it's not an absolute, but do you not think that the personality, psyche, experience, prejudices etc that we all have, are not often present or subconsciously illustrated in the photographs we take.


Yes, I do believe that, but that is not the same as saying that [portraits] by great photographers are always of themselves and "not" of their subject. We will always bring our 'consciousness' , perspective, creativity, whatever, to the photographs we take. Having said that, and accepting that as always a part of the creative process, I believe the truly great photographers are those who are able to take portraits where the essence of the subject transcends the presence and ego of the photographer.