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Why cameras and mirrors show different selves

I photograph beautifully but hate mirrors and cannot reconcile these two versions of how I look and wonder which one is true.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The multiplicity of how we appear to ourselves and others reveals the constructed nature of physical identity.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Weight body size and health — beyond BMI?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.