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Richard Avedon, Truman Capote and the brutality of photography

  • Written by Rebecca Senf, Chief Curator, Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona
Richard Avedon, Truman Capote and the brutality of photographyThough Richard Avedon started his career as a fashion photographer, he later became known for his unflinching eye. Jack Mitchell/Getty Images

What obligation does a portrait photographer have to their subject? Is it their duty to cast that person in the best light, or the most revealing light?

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