Rineke Dijkstra - Beach Portraits, 1992-1996
“The photographer took pictures from adolescents on the beach. She wants to show the viewer the real face of the subject. Like in this example, we see a girl from Poland. Her pose corresponds with Venus from Botticelli. She’s a little bit shy, she doesn’t know how to act before the camera. It’s that very moment, when the mask is falling off, that the picture is taken. The real person is visible.”
(Source: foretpaisible)
Beach Portraits, 1992-1996 Rineke Dijkstra “The photographer took pictures from adolescents on the beach. She wants to...