“Oh, but you don't see her pores and her makeup mistakes.” And yes, it's true: she's a celebrity. I'm not there to photograph her for the same reason, in the same context, as I am there when I go to the West Wing as a journalist. She's a performer and she doesn't have the responsibility on her shoulders for the well-being of millions of people. And... See more

but there is a discussion at this moment about what the photographic image means purely in this day and age of AI, of social media, of filters, how we present ourselves and sort of the whole discussion and perspective around the image and the photograph.