Who Lives in a Photograph Like This?
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“Instinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.”
― Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles
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If you want to know
who a person is
then observe
what they observe
through the lens
of their camera
the photographs they take
reveal
who they are
the images they share
the images they have
within them
of
themselves
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“It is completely unimportant. That is why it is so interesting.”
― Agatha Christie, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
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So what does the photograph above
reveal about
the person who took it?
And
will what you discover
through reflecting upon the image
show more about them
or more about you
through
the image which you have
of them?
Is what we see ever free
from our own reflection
reflected?
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“That’s the secret of existence. We’re all a little mad.”
― Agatha Christie, They Do It with Mirrors
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Jennifer Day
Stephen Day
Nice photo and application and although it is not an absolute truth there is certainly a lot of truth in it.
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Thank you!
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Now I am wondering what my photos say about me. 🙂
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It’s intriguing to look at our photos and see how much of us they express, even the quick snap taken on a phone can reveal things about us.
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Loved that you quoted Christie!
I adore Hercule Poirot (more than Holmes…shhh).
Five little pigs and murder on the orient, my favorites
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My favourite is The Man in the Brown Suit – it’s one without Poirot or Marple. I devoured her work, as well as her autobiography which was fascinating. Miss Marple is the source of one of my most cherished wisdoms about people – if someone reminds you of someone else, chances are they are similar – that has helped me on many an occasion in getting to know new people.
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That’s probably true. Unfortunately, I never got into Marple. I’m going to check out christie’s autobiography. Didn’t know there was one, thank you!
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wow, interesting take on things. What I saw in the photo immediately was someone pulled in two directions in the same moment… Then when I thought about it, I decided it was someone trying to capture more than one perspective. but then I am kinda primed to see the whole “perspectives” thing…
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Thank you!
I am definitely someone who is being pulled in several directions – it’s a bit like being on the rack. I was messing around with mirrors in this pic, shining a torch in one mirror and reflecting the light in another, then another to see what would happen. So I was trying to capture a twist on perspective and you definitely have a knack for noticing that 🙂
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