Employing the sharp focus and close vantage point that were the hallmarks of Group f/64, with which she was associated, Alma R. Lavenson presented her camera as a vital extension of herself as a photographic artist. Her hands delicately and reverently frame the lens, positioning it as her center and source of inspiration.
![[Self-Portrait], Alma Lavenson, 1932](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/9685566f-3fd4-4cdb-93b1-3f762a0c3e72/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg)
