"Sometimes I think all my pictures are just pictures of me. My concern is... the human predicament; only what I consider the human predicament may simply be my own"

This quote by Richard Avedon speaks to the concept of self-reflection and introspection. He is suggesting that his photographs are a reflection of himself and his own experiences. He is questioning the concept of the "human predicament" and whether his own experiences are a reflection of the collective human experience. He is recommending that his own experiences might be a reflection of the cumulative human experience, or it may merely be his own. This quote talks to the concept of self-reflection and the idea that our own experiences can be a reflection of the collective human experience. It likewise speaks with the idea that our own experiences can be distinct and individual, and that we must make the effort to assess our own experiences and how they might be a reflection of the cumulative human experience.