Photographers have long taken self-portraits as a means of
personal evaluation, literal self-reflection, documentation,
memorialization…and probably healthy ego.
I am wondering, if, in this era of the selfie, the notion of
a self-portrait takes on two-dimensional meaning. Is a selfie a self-portrait
in the grand tradition of portraiture ~ thoughtful and insightful as to whom the subject is?
Or, is it merely a transient record to be beamed on social media in an instant
of self-promotion?
In any event, since I have embraced modern times, and all of
its attendant social media demands that seem to propel careers forward, I have
nonetheless decided not to make pedestrian selfies that look like everyone
else’s, but endeavor to find a modicum of creativity and individuality in the
photographic process.
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