What an incredible piece of writing - and those images - ! The juxtaposition of the photobooth girl and the mummy portrait is playful and moving, at the end. @Scott de B You're right, but I think the author is interested in a specific kind of portraiture - pictures of recognizable [but not famous] people. Ordinary faces.
On That Face! The Uncanny Art Of Studio Photography's Heyday
What an incredible piece of writing - and those images - ! The juxtaposition of the photobooth girl and the mummy portrait is playful and moving, at the end. @Scott de B You're right, but I think the author is interested in a specific kind of portraiture - pictures of recognizable [but not famous] people. Ordinary faces.