A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, the Tes… — Philippe Halsman

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.

Philippe HalsmanPhotographer · Latvian · 1906 – 1979

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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. — Philippe Halsman