A photograph selects reality rather than merely recording it.

A photograph is a set of exclusions. What was left outside the frame, what was waited for, what angle was chosen, what moment out of thousands. The result feels like a record of what was there and is really a record of what someone decided was worth keeping.

Remember that when you look at images of anyone’s life, and when you make your own. Ask what is outside the edge. It is a small habit and it makes you much harder to mislead, including by yourself.