Every year since 1936 Ria van Dijk has taken her self portrait in a unique way — she goes to a fair shooting gallery booth - one where every time you hit the target it triggers a camera shutter and you win a portrait of yourself in firing pose. I love self portraiture, especially when thoughtful done. See them all here. Found via The Year in Pictures. I love the emerald green of the shirt next to Ria and the bright lipstick on the young lady behind her. So much vitality in a snapshot.
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LOVE this. It’s perfect that she’s shooting a gun, not trying to look posed and pretty.
thats freakin’ awesome!
AND….I love the bored look on the fella runnin’ the booth…..smiles….
It’s so nice to see a portrait thats not a kissey face in the mirror. I love when portraits show who you are, not the best construction of your facial features. thanks for sharing.
Abbey, I’ve been looking in on your site for a couple of months now and increasingly grow to enjoy what I find, especially as your taste virtually mirrors my own. I was astonished at your link to the austerity promotes more vintage piece from the London Daily Telegraph, something I too bookmarked to keep. Your room features, details, etc are always so beautifully photographed but when I stumbled upon your self-portrait item today I couldn’t help thinking again “wow, that’s me” for I’m avid self-portrait taker too. Your blog is a joy. CC
She looks like one tough cookie!! So awesome.
i thought this was very interesting! just found your fab blog.
oh, and i love the orange nails!