These pictures were taken by Phillip Toledano who wanted to capture people’s hidden emotions and feelings.
In his own words:
I’ve never been very interested in straightforward portrait photography. I often feel that it reveals nothing other than the photographer’s intentions, and a topographic record of the effects of time.
But what of hidden emotions and feelings? Characteristics that are usually secreted from the world? How do we record those?
I wondered if there was a way to unconsciously tease out aspects of people’s personality, and capture it on film. So I had them play video games.
These are the results: