Id, Ego, Super Ego, Egomania

/ Richard R. Barron / 3 Comments

Cruising through a folder called “Images of Us” while looking for pictures for another blog entry, I came across these images of myself through the years and thought it would be chilly to post a few.

1997: holding a selfie from 1981
1997: holding a selfie from 1981
1982: in my room in Lawton, Okla.
1982: in my room in Lawton, Okla.
2010: my wife and I were photographing rooms for a local spa
2010: my wife and I were photographing rooms for a local spa
2004: sexy freakin' hair
2004: sexy freakin’ hair
1984; a pointless, self-indulgent selfie session
1984; a pointless, self-indulgent selfie session
1998: experimental selfie on medium format film
1998: experimental selfie on medium format film
2011: R. E. shot this; since it was his first frame of the day, he hadn't set his exposure, and this occurred; we laughed and laughed
2011: R. E. shot this; since it was his first frame of the day, he hadn’t set his exposure, and this occurred; we laughed and laughed
2011; This is the next frame in R. E.'s sequence.
2011; This is the next frame in R. E.’s sequence.
1999: people told me I was too thin back then, and I didn't see it
1999: people told me I was too thin back then, and I didn’t see it
2005: this is the kind of smile my wife can get from me
2005: this is the kind of smile my wife can get from me
1991: rappelling down a building with the aid of a local fire department
1991: rappelling down a building with the aid of a local fire department
1979: this is from a speech trip, and I have no idea what we are doing
1979: this is from a speech trip, and I have no idea what we are doing
1985: this is in my rented rooming house in Norman, Oklahoma, and my eyes are blank because I used a long exposure during which I moved them
1985: this is in my rented rooming house in Norman, Oklahoma, and my eyes are blank because I used a long exposure during which I moved them
2011: I look so serious because I am fighting a gale-force wind
2011: I look so serious because I am fighting a gale-force wind
1984: I am making a tape for a friend who was working in Texas for the summer
1984: I am making a tape for a friend who was working in Texas for the summer
1987: vacationing with a buddy in Illinois
1987: vacationing with a buddy in Illinois
1990: house of mirrors
1990: house of mirrors
2011: hiking in what often seems like my natural habitat
2011: hiking in what often seems like my natural habitat

3 Comments

  1. My favorite: “house of mirrors”.

    “hiking in what often seems like my natural habitat”

    You do seem evolutionarily predisposed to it, with naturally camouflaging colors. :-)

  3. Have you ever thought about growing your hair long, like that character from ThirtySomething? His name was Peter, maybe?

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