i saw this photo at the richard avedon exhibit at the met that took place only several years before he passed.
it made me want to be a photographer + take beautiful black + white photos of everything.
he was able to capture the simplicity of someone spectacular and take something simple + create something spectacular.
this particular photo brought tears to my eyes. look at how beautiful she is: exquisite, poised— + yet, clearly in so much pain.
it’s heartbreaking to know that while the rest of the world saw a magnificent creature she was such a tortured soul…
