My early self-portraits appeared effortlessly and seemed like equivalents for my deeper emotions. Many critics remarked that the images had an almost other-worldly haunting presence. For me, they were simply my own reality at that point in my life. What I was trying to reveal was my inner soul in all its fragile complexity. Without knowing it, I was trying to peel back the layers that shroud and bind us all as we struggle to reveal our own authentic selves.
I have always been fascinated by the life cycle, the way skin metamorphoses over time. I am mesmerized by skin and that's why I've been attracted to … - Joyce Tenneson
I have always been fascinated by the life cycle, the way skin metamorphoses over time. I am mesmerized by skin and that's why I've been attracted to …
- Joyce Tenneson
If I am lucky, something new and inexplicable often appears in front of my lens. I am always surprised by the mystery of how my best images appear. T… - Joyce Tenneson
If I am lucky, something new and inexplicable often appears in front of my lens. I am always surprised by the mystery of how my best images appear. T…
Through a portrait, we can potentially see everything — the history and depth of a person's life, as well as evidence of a primal universal presence.… - Joyce Tenneson
Through a portrait, we can potentially see everything — the history and depth of a person's life, as well as evidence of a primal universal presence.…
I love feeling that I am opening new worlds for people who don't have time to investigate these things themselves. - Joyce Tenneson
I love feeling that I am opening new worlds for people who don't have time to investigate these things themselves.
I've heard many times that with all good artists it's ultimately a self-portrait even if it's an abstraction. I feel my work is very much who I am. I… - Joyce Tenneson
I've heard many times that with all good artists it's ultimately a self-portrait even if it's an abstraction. I feel my work is very much who I am. I…
The most important thing is to try and enjoy life because you never know when it will be gone. If you wake up in the morning and have a choice betwee… - Joyce Tenneson
The most important thing is to try and enjoy life because you never know when it will be gone. If you wake up in the morning and have a choice betwee…
I very strongly believe that if you go back to your roots, if you mine that inner territory, you can bring out something that is indelibly you and au… - Joyce Tenneson
I very strongly believe that if you go back to your roots, if you mine that inner territory, you can bring out something that is indelibly you and au…
Our best pictures happen by grace. - Joyce Tenneson
Our best pictures happen by grace.
Photographing these flowers has made me see the world differently. It was as if I had lifted a secret veil from a subject I had loved and appreciated… - Joyce Tenneson
Photographing these flowers has made me see the world differently. It was as if I had lifted a secret veil from a subject I had loved and appreciated…
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