Portrait Photography


February 15, 2020

Photographer Captures the Cast of โ€˜Little Womenโ€™ in Traditional Wet Plate Portraits

Greta Gerwig's Little Women celebrated the beloved coming-of-age story of the four March sisters living in 1800s Massachusetts. Recently, the award-winning movie released vintage portraits of the castโ€”including Saoirse Ronan, Timothรฉe Chalamet, and Florence Pughโ€”taken by acclaimed cinema photographer Wilson Webb. These dramatic, sepia-toned photographs were made using the collodion processโ€”a photography style invented in 1851.

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December 24, 2019

Dreamy Photos of Children Reveal the Overlooked Magic Hidden Within Every Day

Photographer Elena Shumilova captures the beauty of every day in dreamy portraits of children and adults. Shot with a softened focus, the scenes fixate on light and the story that can be told with it. A carโ€™s headlights, for instance, illuminate a young boy whose bag is packed for a big adventure, while a woman in the middle of a sunlit field radiates with the possibility of what could be.

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November 22, 2019

Most Creative Facial Hair at the 2019 Beard and Moustache Championships

The annual National Beard and Moustache Championships are an opportunity for facial hair aficionados to gather together and get creative with their grooming. Each year, photographer Greg Anderson makes the journey to document the competition and show off the wild beards and mustaches of the contestants. The 2019 championships were held in Illinois over the course of two days and drew competitors of all ages, races, and genders.

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