Michaelangelo said the mirror is our greatest teacher. My use of mirrors in my work helps me uncover psychic layers. Often, the… — Joyce Tenneson Darkness 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… — Joyce Tenneson Authentic self 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… — Joyce Tenneson Ability 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… — Joyce Tenneson Discovery 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… — Joyce Tenneson Appreciated 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.… — Joyce Tenneson Best friend 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… — Joyce Tenneson Book Copy Share Image
I would never censor something to please someone. I don't play games. — Joyce Tenneson Don-t-play-games Copy Share Image
The people I work with, the people I photograph, become a kind of family for me. — Joyce Tenneson Family 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 Mentor Copy Share Image
I have the same themes over and over again. How I'm saying it keeps changing or growing. — Joyce Tenneson Growing 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 Aspect 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 80s Copy Share Image
I think of my work as very polarizing; either people really do like it and are touched by it or they really… — Joyce Tenneson Levels Copy Share Image
The most important thing is to try and enjoy life because you never know when it will be gone. If you wake… — Joyce Tenneson Choices Copy Share Image
I seek what lies beneath surface beauty. What interests me are intimate human complexities - the darkness as well as the light.… — Joyce Tenneson Beauty Copy Share Image
I have always been fascinated by the life cycle, the way skin metamorphoses over time. I am mesmerized by skin and that's… — Joyce Tenneson Cycles Copy Share Image
I've always been obsessed with penetrating the female psyche. When I shoot, I'm like a tornado. I never sit down, never take… — Joyce Tenneson Break Copy Share Image
I love feeling that I am opening new worlds for people who don't have time to investigate these things themselves. — Joyce Tenneson Feelings Copy Share Image
I've heard many times that with all good artists it's ultimately a self-portrait even if it's an abstraction. I feel my work… — Joyce Tenneson Abstraction Copy Share Image
I very strongly believe that if you go back to your roots, if you mine that inner territory, you can bring out… — Joyce Tenneson Believe 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 Caps Copy Share Image
