Howard Zehr explores the relationship between subject and photographer on his restorative justice blog.
“This experience of being a subject is something all photographers should subject themselves to from time to time. We need to be reminded what it is like to be on the other side of the lens and, more generally, of the mutual relationships that photography entails.”
“The mutual regard underlying such a portrait involves a relationship of trust and vulnerability, if only briefly. Power relationships are also involved.”
The essay can be read here..
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