{"id":46590,"date":"2018-05-22T18:23:52","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T16:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andanafoto.com\/?p=46590"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:10:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:10:56","slug":"photography-and-self-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andanafoto.com\/en\/photography-and-self-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography and self-knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe greatest wisdom that exists is knowing oneself\u201d.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Have you ever thought about how you are? Who are you? If you are where you want to be?<\/span><\/p>\n

Typically, we don\u2019t reflect on how we are, what makes us happy or brightens our days, unless something breaks our stability.
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In education, media, or everyday life we don\u2019t usually talk about self-knowledge. Almost everything that is taught to us belongs to the outside world. However, self-knowledge an condition to look inside ourselves and be better people. If we don\u2019t know who we are, how are we going to recognize our purpose or why do we do the things we do?
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The answers to questions like \u2018what do I do in life?\u2019 or \u2018who am I? go through an internal, gradual, and calm reflection and not so much for the external information. And this is where the paradox appears. Although photography allows the outward gaze, it can be the tool that facilitates access to the inner world.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You can gently reveal these key questions as in a game through the images of your own body, the space you occupy in the family and the analysis of your own photographic work and photographic expression.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"helen-levitt-andanafoto<\/a>Photograph Helen Lewitt<\/span>
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Photography speaks about aspirations and challenges, of a way of looking at life: it defines individuality.<\/span><\/p>\n

Contemplating photographs we realize that we are contemplating ourselves. <\/strong>And that’s the key: to realize.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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How can we use photography to get to know ourselves?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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In multiple ways, as many as potential have the look and expression. I will share with you some of them: <\/span><\/p>\n