This self-portrait of the photographer Ed Deasy is awesome. By silhouetting himself, the main focus of the work is on the camera itself- his passion. I like the simplicity of the photo. It is as if he is taking your photographer- as he engages you. By blacking out his body, he holds some mystery to his essence, speaking only through his camera.
His website can be found at:
Big Camera by Ed Deasy
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Rachel
Thanks for choosing that photograph to talk about. I hope its OK to butt in and tell the story behind it.
I had worked in that space for some time when the picture was taken. One of my jobs was copying absurdly large originals (drawings, paintings, architectural renderings, etc.), which were hung on a moving glass copy board. So, I’d see myself in the reflections while I was setting up. I began to realize the glass and reflections could make for an interesting self portrait. I had a Kowa Six camera in my hand (a camera using 120 film), but it is invisible due to the reflection of the copy camera’s lens. It ended up not being a self portrait really, but something else; perhaps a picture of “picture-taking?”
Reflections are fascinating. As a child I remember getting stuck in the mirror, staring at the dark spots of my own irises, wondering about this utterly puzzling thing that happens to us all, which we really never understand. I guess it just can’t be done.
I’ve read your reason for examining photographs, as an aid for “seeing.” It does seem to work that way for me. I can go a long time without seeing a photograph, even though they are all around me. Then suddenly I’ll be struck with something right in front of me.
Ed
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