“He owned an expensive camera that required thought before you pressed the shutter, and I quickly became his favorite subject, round-faced, missing teeth, my thick bangs in need of a trim. They are still the pictures of myself I like best, for they convey that confidence of youth I no longer possess, especially in front of a camera.”
― Unaccustomed Earth
― Unaccustomed Earth
“When I look at my old pictures, all I can see is what I used to be but am no longer. I think: What I can see is what I am not.”
― The Lazarus Project
― The Lazarus Project
“Pictures could not be accessories to the story -- evidence -- they had to contain the story within the frame; the best picture contained a whole war within one frame.”
― The Lotus Eaters
― The Lotus Eaters
“That was the thing about pictures. No matter how beautiful, they couldn't capture the truly felt parts of a moment.”
― The Book of Broken Hearts
― The Book of Broken Hearts
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