Mask

The focal point of the picture is the mask even though it is set further back in the depth of the photo. The figure, though the subject, is off to the side of the and the face of the subject is completely unrecognizable. The figure is holding the mask gingerly and examining it. The values around the edges of the picture are burned while the values in the center of the shot are much lighter. The highlights on the figure's hair reference the highlights in the backdrop. The position in which the figure in the photo is holding the mask forms a triangle. This draws the eyes from the figure to the mask.

In this particular photo the mask is a representation of identity. The figure has taken the mask off of her face and is gazing at what she has been portraying to the world. She holds it with care. Why is the mask scared? Why is that the image she is trying to portray? There must be a story behind the mysteries. On another note the photo bears resemblance to the looking into a magic mirror.