The New York Times Article by Roberta Smith HERE was sent to me by my sister this morning - Thanks Reg! I always love to make people jump in photos, apparently Philippe Halsman referred to this as "Jumpology." He said "when you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping, and the mask falls, so that the real person appears." His most famous portrait is that of Dali above, but I love the two below as well.
I guess it may be obvious who they are, but just in case - Audrey Hepburn and then Halsman himself with Marilyn Monroe. And for those of you close to me, I thought you would enjoy the following:
Show your true self!
<3 Alex
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