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SELF-PORTRAITURE

This is a website that proposes to be a place for immortality, a place where the photographer can add his or her own self-portrait for the benefit of the ages. Artists from early history have used their own images in their work in various media for many reasons. Often artists were in the need of a model. Sometimes artists want to record the way they looked at that moment in time. Van Gogh painted many self-portraits over his lifetime. Today we can practically trace the trail of his madness or genius through his paintings. For the photographer, the ease in with which we can capture a self-portrait leaves us no excuse for not taking part in the tradition. This website is a clearinghouse of self-portraits of photographers. The study in self-presentation alone is worth a visit to this website. And by all means, add your own image.

Tue, 22 Aug 2000 16:52:59 -0700

Submitted by: Marty Tetloff