TANYTH BERKELEY likes the special ones. She likes the pale ones, the large headed types, the big bodies and the long giraffe necks. She likes the Robert Crumb shapes and the vampire faces, the glowing white skin and the men-in-dresses with womanly laces. She likes the eyes set back in the skull or the shoulders holding up those big heads that are smashed in like a pretty pumpkin in certain places. Her specialty is the awkward, the rare flower, the big cheek boned and special feminine shells and large sizes and different races.

(Doug Rickard of AMERICANSUBURB X)

This is what I mean. Not creating the awkward, and not exploiting the subject. Not glorifying it either. Just showing it for what it is - not hiding their flaws, but making such beautiful photographs that you can't help but be attracted to them. Genuinely attracted, free of irony. Some empathy from the photographer, but no pity.

Via Graham at WLYS

Labels: JEALOUSY, PHOTOGRAPHY

POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 8/02/2009 -

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