Self vs. Self

Well, I promised you something great, and here it is. When I found out that the Theme Thursday for this week was "Self," I was stymied at first. I do self-portraits so often that it hardly seems something I could do in any sort of new or interesting way. (Of course, this is just a flat-out lie - there are always new and interesting ways to take pictures.) However, the theme was quite timely, as I'd been contemplating a shot in my head for a few weeks, and this seemed like a good time to capture it.

The idea of a self-portrait is to capture yourself, as both artist and subject. But it seems that to be able to do that, you'd have to know who that self is. What about the fact that we all have so many different selves - which one are we capturing? It's the same with a mirror, really: When you look in the mirror, who are you seeing reflected back? Is that person the same person you will see the next day, or the next? Is that the person you want to be?

These questions really have no answers, of course, and will be revisited every time I take a new self-portrait. (Or look in the mirror, I suppose.) But for today's theme, I wanted to do something a bit different. So, without further ado, here is my take, on the theme of "Self":


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