America, the Melancholy

“I love the challenge of working under a group of people that are trying to control the image,” Mr. Morris, 55, said last month. “I hate to say it’s like going into North Korea, but it is like dealing with Hollywood publicists. The image handlers go through great lengths to make sure that you’re photographing exactly what they want and nothing else, and my great joy is trying to bend the rules and escape that.”