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I Took Every Photo. I Wasn't in a Single One.
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Part of the afternoon, not just its photographer
Deb has photographed a happy afternoon while keeping herself out of every picture. With Rosie, she talks about organising everyone and checking her appearance before noticing the fun. Then she asks someone else to take the next photograph.
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Rosie asks what Deb notices in pictures of her sister and recalls their shared hairbrush concerts. The question is whether a photo needs to look perfect to hold a memory Deb wants to keep.
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Deb: I'm in none of our photos. I took them.
Rosie: Did anyone offer you a turn?
Deb: My sister did. I said, 'No, I'm better this side of the camera.' Very helpful. I have photographed myself out of the afternoon.
Rosie: Was it a good afternoon?
Deb: Lovely. We walked, had ice creams, laughed at a dog stealing somebody's glove. According to these pictures, I wasn't there.
Rosie: Why didn't you hand the phone over?
Deb: Someone has to organise it. Get everyone in, find the light, tell them to stop blinking.
Rosie: And the other reason?
Deb: I never like how I look. I check my chin before I notice I'm happy. Then I offer to take the next one.
Rosie: What do you notice in pictures of your sister?
Deb: Her face. The ridiculous laugh. Whether she's about to make a rude gesture behind my head. Not her chin.
Rosie: The hairbrush concerts you asked me to remember. Would those have been better with one of you missing?
Deb: Quieter. Definitely not better. We both needed someone equally bad to sing with.
Rosie: Does the photo have to be perfect to be worth keeping?
Deb: No. I'd just like one where I'm part of the afternoon. Not the person reporting on it.
Rosie: Are they still nearby?
Deb: At the picnic table. I'm making this sound like an expedition. They're about twenty steps away.
Rosie: What will you ask?
Deb: Can somebody take the next one? I want to be in it. Then I need to actually stand there.
Rosie: One job to hand over.
Deb: And one chin to leave alone. Right. I'm going back over.
Deb: My sister said, 'Finally.' Someone took the photo and she started making me laugh before they were ready.
Rosie: Did you keep it?
Deb: Yes. Eyes half shut. Mouth wide open. Absolutely no idea where my chin is.
Rosie: And what do you see first?
Deb: That I was there. Having a lovely time. Terrible photograph. Excellent evidence.
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