Above: Image, Gina Milicia, Chennai, India “They say the camera never lies. It lies every day.” —Cesar Romero My camera is a compulsive liar. It bends the truth every time it takes a photo. It does this because the truth makes my camera feel uncomfortable. My camera does not act alone; we work as a team. I give the directions. I too am a compulsive liar. “You can’t handle the truth.” The reason my camera and I conspire to tell lies is that the truth can be painful. I’ve experienced this painful truth first hand on many occasions. My driver’s license photo was taken by an honest photographer, my passport photo and all my high school photos speak the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. My photos are shot by a liar, liar pants on fire. I know how to bend the truth, embellish the facts, or tell...