THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS MY PROOF

February 17, 2008

The humorous and satirical Duane Michals

I just returned from visiting The Photographer's eye exhibit at the MoPA [Museo of Photographic Arts in San Diego] in San Diego. This is the third time I see it ... advantages of living in the city. This is really a superb exhibition, as I described before in one of my posts. The reason I write about this is because there is an image, that never leaves me since the moment I saw it: "THIS IS MY PROOF" by Duane Michals.

For a man that exudes humor, and writes books like "Foto Folies", what an emotional piece of work. The synergy between the image and the caption, a handwritten statement, is just extraordinary. It is an small print, extremely well crafted. I hope you have the fortune to see it one day. You will never forget it.

“This Photograph is my proof. There was that afternoon, when things were still good between us, and she embraced me, and we were so happy. It did happen. She did love me. Look see for yourself!”