Photographing these flowers has made me see the world differently. It was as if I had lifted a secret veil from a… — Joyce Tenneson Copy Share Image
I want to allow others to reveal and celebrate aspects of themselves that are usually hidden. My camera is a witness. It… — Joyce Tenneson Copy Share Image
Over the years I have photographed thousands of people. I have never stopped being curious and trying to discover new worlds. I… — Joyce Tenneson Copy Share Image
I try to neutralize my figures; I want them to be mythic and timeless. I want them to exist beyond time. I've… — Joyce Tenneson Copy Share Image
Through a portrait, we can potentially see everything — the history and depth of a person's life, as well as evidence of… — Joyce Tenneson Copy Share Image
Michaelangelo said the mirror is our greatest teacher. My use of mirrors in my work helps me uncover psychic layers. Often, the face is… — Joyce Tenneson Copy Share Image
My early self-portraits appeared effortlessly and seemed like equivalents for my deeper emotions. Many critics remarked that the images had an almost other-worldly haunting… — Joyce Tenneson Copy Share Image
My whole artistic life has been devoted to battling myself and my ability to externalize my deepest emotions. As I have gotten older, the… — Joyce Tenneson Copy Share Image
If I am lucky, something new and inexplicable often appears in front of my lens. I am always surprised by the mystery of how… — Joyce Tenneson Copy Share Image
Photographing these flowers has made me see the world differently. It was as if I had lifted a secret veil from a subject I… — Joyce Tenneson Copy Share Image
I found that I wanted to be best friends with almost all the women I interviewed because they had been through something. They were… — Joyce Tenneson Copy Share Image
If I had to pick a single word to describe what my pictures are all about, I would say 'secrets.' As a child I… — Joyce Tenneson Copy Share Image
I would never censor something to please someone. I don't play games. — Joyce Tenneson Copy Share Image
The people I work with, the people I photograph, become a kind of family for me. — Joyce Tenneson Copy Share Image
I never chased after any particular school, never really had mentors; I really just did the work that was true to me. — Joyce Tenneson Copy Share Image
I have the same themes over and over again. How I'm saying it keeps changing or growing. — Joyce Tenneson Copy Share Image
