“Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past.” Berenice Abbott

As mentioned in previous blog posts, this quote summarizes why photography is important and what makes a good photograph. In the case of portraits, candid photographs are the hardest to capture because once the moment has passed is is gone. After the moment has passed, the photograph becomes the best way we can remember it. In a sense, a life line for the memory, making it the present.