Thank you tina. I think that your point about a person having been seen extends to a moment before the shutter is released when the person realises he/she is being regarded by someone who does not seem to want to steal their soul, and at that moment they give themselves as a gift to the lens. It speaks of such power of the photographic image.
I have noticed that the difference in Robert's portraits from many others is that he sees inside those he is photographing and choses a moment, that moment, to show one part of a personality or characteristic or thought process and reveals it. How I do not know but it is there and sometimes it means the person loves the photograph because they see they have been seen, and sometimes it reveals something that they would rather have hidden. In either case the photograph is invaluable and particular. A very special talent of seeing us which so many don't.
Thank you tina. I think that your point about a person having been seen extends to a moment before the shutter is released when the person realises he/she is being regarded by someone who does not seem to want to steal their soul, and at that moment they give themselves as a gift to the lens. It speaks of such power of the photographic image.
I have noticed that the difference in Robert's portraits from many others is that he sees inside those he is photographing and choses a moment, that moment, to show one part of a personality or characteristic or thought process and reveals it. How I do not know but it is there and sometimes it means the person loves the photograph because they see they have been seen, and sometimes it reveals something that they would rather have hidden. In either case the photograph is invaluable and particular. A very special talent of seeing us which so many don't.