Funny that this should be a Theme. I was thinking very recently about Self Portraits and my obsession with them and wondering whether to post an inquiry on here about what they mean to everyone else. (Not entirely sure what they mean to me yet) Judging by the other entries so far it would appear that you are all quite camera shy. I'm actually quite camera shy myself though not if I'm the photographer. I've recently been diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome which is unravelling a thousand mysteries for me. One of the things in my report which made both me and my boy hoot with laughter was:
“Carole's favorite topic of interest is herself”.. Boy repeated it and added “It's official”.
Apparently it's not unusual for Aspergers people to be self obsessed, especially undiagnosed. I believe it's an attempt to make sense of ourselves and, without the framework of Aspergers it's virtually impossible, hence dogged obsessiveness I suppose. Looking forward to seeing more self portraits for this theme.
Other entries here [photoblog.com]
Fascinating post Carole. I've encountered several people (adults and children) with Aspergers through my teaching over the years and can recognise your description very clearly. I'm sure it must make a lots of things clearer for you now.