Philippe Halsman

Of the thousands of people, celebrated and unknown, who have sat before my camera, I am often asked who was the most difficult subject, or the easiest, or which picture is my favorite. This last question is like asking a mother which child she likes the most.

A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, the Testimony of how this person looked and what kind of human being he was.

A good portrait is incredibly hard to create, there is too much temptation to pander to the individual rather than portray them as they really were.