Portrait Photography

October 31, 2017

Striking Black Cat Photos Emphasize the Beauty of Their Darkness to Help Them Get Adopted

Black cats are a symbol of Halloween, but that association has often done more harm than good. In some folklore, particularly that of the American Pilgrims, they are seen as evil. This bias has carried through today, and the group has more trouble getting adopted than other colored felines. Animal advocate and pet photographer Casey Elise Christopher is working to change that with her striking portraits of inky-colored felines.

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October 19, 2017

Photographer Quietly Captures Museum Goers Who Accidentally Match the Artwork

When Stefan Draschan goes to a museum, he’s looking at more than just the art. The photographer is also people watching for museum visitors whose outfits happen to coordinate with the paintings on the wall. In his ongoing project called People Matching Artworks, he captures the unexpected moments when someone’s hair, jacket, or dress could be an extension of a timeless creation. People Matching Artworks is the epitome of patience.

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October 1, 2017

Photographer Creates Conceptual Portraits to Understand Her Evolving Identity

One of the many benefits to producing art or snapping a photograph is creative expression. Over time, you're able to use it as a way to reexamine who you are and how you’ve changed. Photographer Reylia Slaby sees this as vital to understanding her own identity and how complicated it is. When we first featured Slaby’s portrait photography in 2014, she was trying to find her identity.

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September 16, 2017

Graceful Ballet Dancers Step Off the Stage to Electrify the Streets of Buenos Aires

Photographer Omar Z. Robles documents the beauty of people and places around the work through his exquisite dance photography. For years, we've loved “traveling” with him to locales that have included New York City, Havana, Mexico City, Hong Kong, and more recently, Santiago, Chile. Each gives us a sense of the city's flavor, both in terms of architecture as well as ballet culture.

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