REAL faces and real emotion depicted the effort and frustration for those on the Autism Spectrum who try to interpret people's facial expressions.
This is the basis of Ed Jones' Faces of Emotion exhibition, which was launched on Thursday night.
The public is challenged to interpret the 200 portraits without the use of body language, or context to assist them.
"(The exhibition) definitely has the effect on me I wanted to have on the viewer," Jones said.
Happy with Thursday night's turn out, Jones said people were experiencing the thoughts and feelings he set out to encourage from viewers.
Beyond the immediate feelings of the exhibition, Mr Jones hoped it would cause people to think, understand a little bit more and raise awareness.
"I want people to walk away from this and think more about people on the spectrum in their life," Jones said.
"More understanding makes (people on the Autism Spectrum) day easier, when people don't have unrealistic expectations of how they should act," Jones said.
Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centre manager Kathryn Fordyce spoke at the launch, providing further insight for what it is like for someone on the Autism Spectrum.
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"I understand a lot about the Autism Spectrum already, but coming and looking these faces is overwhelming, I can put myself in (people on the Autism Spectrum's) shoes," Ms Fordyce said.
"But that's why it's so powerful."
The exhibition will be free to the public and will be on show at the Burnie Regional Art Gallery until May 10.
Following that it will be held at ArtsCape.
There will also be a website on Faces of Emotion, which will be up and running next week.
"I have other projects running around in my head at the moment, the next project I will use my photography to express more and challenge myself creatively," Jones said.
This project was made possible by the Australian government's regional arts program the Regional Arts Fund, which gives all Australians, wherever they live, better opportunities to practise and experience the arts.