" I just think it's important to be direct and honest with people about why you're photographing them and what you're doing. After all, you are taking some of their soul." - Mary Ellen Mark
Although I agree with her opinion on being direct and honest with people, because it could help them to feel more comfortable, I do not agree with her statement that taking someone's photo is taking a part of their soul. Some photos seem to capture what is really inside of someone, but it is not taking it away from the subject. If anything, you are opening up someone's soul for viewing. This can be a positive or negative thing, but I think Mark was dramatic in her opinion.
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