The Passive Gaze
I got into a heated debate over a photograph a few years ago. Posted on Facebook, the photo – rendered in sepia – was a close-up of a woman who, based on the creases on her scrawny face, looked like she was in her sixties. With her dishevelled hair, skewed left eye and an overall forlorn expression, one could tell – at least at the time the photo was taken – that she didn't live a comfortable life.
