A Lifetime in "Selfies"

<p>Just when you thought you were fed up with all the "selfie" threads...</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.lensculture.com/articles/erik-kessels-a-lifetime-of-self-portraits-at-a-shooting-gallery#slide-7"><em>In almost every picture #7</em></a> tells the story of a Dutch woman whose life is seen from the point of view of a fairground shooting gallery.The chronological series begins in 1936, when a 16-year-old girl from Tilburg in Holland picks up a gun and shoots at the target in a shooting gallery. Every time she hits the target, it triggers the shutter of a camera and a portrait of the girl in firing pose is taken and given as a prize.</p>

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<p>Great photography? No. But interesting and oddly touching. She did this nearly every year from the age of 16 until she was 88. </p>

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<p>Sontag is smirking from the grave. :-)</p>

<p>Dutch people are a bit crazy after all ;-) <br />And indeed oddly touching, especially the last one at pretty high age, with still the same serious, driven look in the eyes... thanks for sharing the link!</p>

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<p><em>"Every time she hits the target, it triggers the shutter of a camera and a portrait of the girl in firing pose is taken and given as a prize."</em></p>

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<p>She has proof. The rest of us can only say: "If I had a snapshot every time I hit the target"... :-) <br>

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This opens up so many possibilities. How about a toilet splash triggered camera over a lifetime? </p>

<p>Love it. One of those things that only photography can do. <br /><br />Nice introduction to the website, as well. I'll be keeping an eye on it.</p>