{"id":8280,"date":"2017-10-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gilcom.sus.digital\/blog\/2017\/10\/22\/about-the-power-of-photography-and-the-value-of-deceleration\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T12:33:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T10:33:43","slug":"about-the-power-of-photography-and-the-value-of-deceleration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gilcom.vision\/en\/blog\/2017\/10\/22\/about-the-power-of-photography-and-the-value-of-deceleration\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Power of Photography and the Value of Deceleration"},"content":{"rendered":"

At\u00a0TEDxVienna 2017<\/a>, fashion photographer\u00a0David Jay<\/a>\u00a0presented ‘Humanity lives beneath our scars’ not only sharing a deeply personal project but also offering a glimpse into his soul. The 1000 participants of the conference at the Volkstheater rewarded him with a standing ovation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For two decades, David Jay photographed for renowned magazines like Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, and many more. What remained after 20 years? Nothing but doubt. “I began to hate my pictures. I thought anyone could take a better picture than me. Nothing convinced me. So, I stopped photographing.” He lived right by the beach in Sydney and enjoyed the view of the ocean until, out of nowhere, he lost the meaning of life overnight and plunged into a severe crisis, almost breaking him.<\/p>\n

‘The Beauty of Scars’<\/h2>\n

In the darkest phase of his life, a friend and model approached him, asking for her last picture \u2013 she was 29 and had breast cancer. This encounter taught him that you are worth it. That a person’s strength and allure don’t radiate from the surface but that beauty lies much deeper. ‘One last picture’ \u2013 David Jay began photographing women, men, and children who stand on the brink and don’t have to decide whether but how to live. \u201eThis last picture became a life picture. A picture of the lifeline \u2013 a picture that reminds us that we existed.\u201d<\/strong> His compelling portraits depict a physical reality of illness and injury that most people never see.<\/p>\n

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