Abstract
This study phenomenologically explored the experiences of the models exhibited in portrait photography exhibitions. The results revealed four essential themes based on 11 themes. First, the experienced gave them sense of being understood and recognized as themselves. It was greatly affected by the fact that their portrait became a work of art, occupying a physical space to be displayed. Secondly, they encounter a new version of them that created by others. Third, the experience was interesting in itself, and it was a thought-provoking and evocative experience. Fourth, the gaze on their photo was same as the gaze that was directed at them. And it caused embarrassment, shyness, and nervousness. The experience was influ-enced by the process of taking the portrait. Being exhibited was an experience of being evaluated and recognized through the gazes of others.
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