Portrait Photography

May 16, 2016

17-Year-Old Can Brilliantly Transform Herself into Any Classically Glamorous Woman

Seventeen-year-old Instagrammer Annelies van Overbeek poses for self-portraits in the glamorous garb of decades past, presenting herself as a convincing look-alike for legendary ladies of yesteryear. One particular icon first inspired the ongoing project—Audrey Hepburn. Two years ago, van Overbeek got a pixie-style haircut that revealed her uncanny resemblance to the cinematic superstar.

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January 13, 2016

Photographer Documents the Amusing Ways His Girlfriend Tries to Hide from the Camera

Some people are naturally camera shy and prefer to live their lives off-film. This, however, is a challenge when your significant other is a photographer. Mikal Theimer tried many times to take a picture of his girlfriend, Marion, but she would always attempt to dodge his lens. Instead of giving up, Theimer cleverly changed his approach: now he documents all of the ways in which Marion tries to hide.

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August 11, 2015

Photo Manipulations Combine Multiple Celebrities to Create Beautiful, Imaginary People

There's something that's slightly off about every one of these celebrity portraits. In fact, they're not celebrities at all, but are actually gorgeous, fake people. DeviantArt user Pedro Berg Johnsen (aka ThatNordicGuy) combined two to three photographs of movie stars and musicians for each portrait, using a combination of their best physical traits to form one beautiful person.

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January 25, 2015

Rare Childhood Portraits of Frida Khalo Captured by Her Father

Artist Frida Kahlo is probably best known for her painted self portraits, but she also had a well-documented life on camera. There are hundreds of photographs taken of her as an adult with husband Diego Rivera, but what's less common are images from her childhood. Her father, Guillermo Kahlo, often captured her as a young girl on film. These rare and beautiful images give us a glimpse into what Kahlo's early life was like.

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