“Mitelman reworks the confusion that lies at the heart of portrait photographs; that the truth they so persuasively appear to capture is in fact an invention of the photographer. In place of the prevalent contemporary preference for portraits that are evoke dislocated or bizarre estrangement, Mitelman chooses moments of gentle dignity in bedded in the everyday persona of her subjects. Rather than flattery, the result is a subtle and inclusive integration of personality that has a poignant vulnerability. Such eloquence depends on Mitelman’s highly empathetic relation to the sitter.”