6 photographers tell man's life story in 6 different ways, prove perception is everything

 By 
Johnny Lieu
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Ever wondered if your perspective on someone changes how you'd photograph them?

In a video experiment commissioned by Canon Australia titled Decoy, six photographers were invited to a portrait session of one man, and told to shoot the man for his personality. His life story consisted of being a self-made millionaire, someone who has saved a life, an ex-inmate, a commercial fisherman, a psychic, and a recovering alcoholic.

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