Richard Avedon, Truman Capote and the brutality of photography

Photo caption: Though Richard Avedon started his career as a fashion photographer, he later became known for his unflinching eye. Photo credit: Jack Mitchell / Getty Images. Article by Rebecca Senf. The Conversation – January 6, 2023.

What obligation does a portrait photographer have to their subject? Is it their duty to cast that person in the best light, or the most revealing light?

As chief curator at the University of Arizona’s Center for Creative Photography, I have worked with the images of fashion and portrait photographer Richard Avedon on a handful of occasions during my 16-year tenure. I curated my first exhibition of his work in 2007. The most recent show, “Richard Avedon: Relationships,” is now being exhibited in Milan. […]

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