The Nature

of Mann
Hold Still
Sally Mann

Origin
Passions

Family

Memory
Identity

How do you define

your identity?
➢ Ame n ot p e S l n ep s e w en y er ir Hol l . By e l g
fa y to , pe n em e , an r pa n , al c an yo na h ra s,
Man f an s is b l i t e c u t h e c r e w en y. Th o h
pe n et gi n ti , Man g e h en y a r a , co t l ol g et
an vi , ma of set en te d g e r et ; f o p si ri s he
al ri h e, f o m i t a l fe n on t o , f o p on c i me s
in f e c fa es. Al o t, t e d a t d, de id t .

➢ Sal w il h .

➢ “I ha na -fe c d, ra
no y o v t t e w bo ➢ Sal n s e ve N i n E do n
do m at k ar Box od, fo h A s, a N t o En me f h
t e n uc -s an d da l Hum i s, Gug h i F da g a t ,t e
m te u t t re p y er I An ew C gi M a f E c en
g e p.” (17)- Sal n Non t o , ad na “Ame ’s Be
Pho r er” b Tim ma ne. (“Sal ”)

Family

➢ “Cut g s in n fi t l ar , m ot ’s, I
wo r ha I l in , w a l s i k n a l s o y.
Wo l h el r s y ok ar t—t e s at it
fa y, wi t ut n d ap , wi d —be h e x ?
Wha h s on -de , un w mi m r er he ,
ke g at r ?” (xi )

➢ “The n t a r os o ➢ Sal n ’s u l ed l i n
p o s, Im e te F y, wa t ➢ “Th o h se h
ar t i g ca h ra
wi c ci n n ov y it ye w un ac
t e s . An u l y u
po r of M ’s il n, w o ot t a us : I
p o g h at ov , yo e
we te p ed h u . su s ’t o g
no n o m o d .” (q . gi h he
in C ig ) sa f i n e n
us ap [...]I
be e t m e
s on .”(54)

Origin
➢ “Lyi n em y e h o P r ,t e m eG ki n
w e w ah t a s n , we r o t es ed
Aeg hi me k s u k u s v he s h o
of he s. Eve t a l d e no ar r e,
Roc r Co n w ti t s e ti p e w w.”
(63)

e is e
o m e th
H er … .
h
w rt i s
hea
He
wh art i
hom ere s
➢ Sal n s on r i n Le g , e i the
Vir a. She r o d o h h ho me s.
wi h s a d, Lar n (al Vir a
na ), an h is h i h r he .

➢ “I s ug w en us c an :
be n e r i y t eh a d
t e ge , be n lo r
ho d en o t l, be n
t e r e d uc pa s h
he .” (q . in C ig )

Passion

➢ “I ca ’t e y bev o f
t e r Mel Pi r t a
no n y e re n ur
or et h om r ed
b a s o t .” (11)

➢ “So, t e I w , ag en , ho n
m ri n ga s o h h ul , an
vo g o y n i x e n r e y
ro -up in [....] An , in r er c
fa n, I t ew s n o h t a
fe r t, f o t r o , se l ot
co l,” (37)

➢ “To w ab ow ra t c i m,
es al n li t La r n in
m ho r s, I ha ad s w
es t a r ha en as
we [....]Thi d ra r , so ni t
m in d y, wo n e h en
po b , an y um n or si
wo h e m i b i n u r i d,
we no r u r .” (10, 11)

Memory

➢ “Pho r y o d e t se ur t
an k i v er to d or s o
re ed ri pe p i n , bu I
t i k t a l y: p o g h up n
an r t e p , al h le ti
t e w em e . As e d c i d
pi r i m an , in t er s y
‘re b i g’, I al n ha t a h
p o g h I a f t i g.” (xi )

➢ “I te t e w t e
t e y ti wa t
ke em p ti , yo
mu n l u n o
of , fo h i ti
re te , yo er
ir ca y, re b i g
t e gi m es le b
ex en t el t e
yo al t. Wit n
di r es pi n
e c y e, t e r i f
me y e n r us
c o r he t da s
us t aw .” (xi )

Works Cited
➢ Mann, Sally. Hold Still. Back Bay Books, 2015.

➢ "Sally Mann: About." SallyMann.com, Sally

Mann, sallymann.com/about.

Accessed 5 May 2018.

➢ Caponigro, John Paul, editor. "22 Quotes by

Photographer Sally Mann." John

Paul Caponigro, 27 Feb. 2014,

www.johnpaulcaponigro.com/blog/

12942/22-quotes-by-photographer-sA

lly-mann/. Accessed 5 May 2018.