Lee Friedlander: Self-Portraits

From the start of his career, Friedlander has turned his camera on himself. He has used his body or shadow as an element of visual compositions, made himself a main subject, or acted as a foil to other figures, interweaving his professional, personal, and creative life in his images. Throughout more than six decades of self-portraits, Friedlander has created an inimitable archetype for self-imaging.

A black and white photograph of a self portrait of the artist at the wheel of a pickup truck
A black and white photograph of a self portrait of the artist with a square beam of light on his face
A black and white photograph of a self portrait of the artist with an illuminated lightbulb in front of his face
A black and white photograph of a self portrait of the artist reflected in the side mirror of a car with a church in the right of the frame
A black and white photograph of the reflection of the artist over a shining trophy in a store window
A black and white photograph of a self portrait of the artist reflected in a shop window
A black and white photograph of a self portrait of the artist in the reflection of two different bathroom mirrors
A black and white photograph of a self portrait of the artist standing behind a tree branch
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