The point at which the photograph ceases to function as a metaphor is the point at which it is free to propose an experiential model.
Thomas StruthThe portrait is the subject matter in photography where the problems of the media are the most visible.
Thomas Struth[When] I am taking a photograph, I am conscious that I am constructing images rather than taking snapshots. Since I do not take rapid photographs it is in this respect like a painting which takes a long time where you are very aware of what you are doing in the process. Exposure is only the final act of making the image as a photograph.
Thomas StruthIf I look at my work from the beginning it is more the idea of trying to establish a kind of material that one can work with for the future, rather than making nostalgic images to record something that will later become lost.
Thomas Struth