“No matter what I shoot, I get a clearer picture of my own flaws”

Boston Globe staffer Lane Turner spills the beans:

“The mythology of my profession suggests that photojournalists can reveal subjects in ways most others miss. The camera is credited with the ability to probe personalities, to parse meaning from the chaos of life. Photographers often encourage these beliefs, as the myths imbue the profession with power, mystery, and, perhaps most important, romance. Photographers themselves believe the myths because that’s what we’re taught, and because they make us feel good about our jobs.

But many times pictures say more about who took them than they ever do about their subjects.”