Over the years I have photographed thousands of people. I have never stopped being curious and trying to discover new worlds. I have used my camera as a mirror for my subjects as well. I remember photographing a woman in her 80s for my book, Wise Women, who told me it had been a long time since anyone had really been interested in "seeing" or photographing her. When she saw the picture, she burst into tears. She saw something in the photograph, an inner beauty and soul, she felt had long ago vanished.
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.…
- 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…
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 …
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…
Our best pictures happen by grace. - Joyce Tenneson
Our best pictures happen by grace.
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…
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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