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A composite of two black and white photographs: the left side features two fashionable women in hats and suits seated at a cafe table with cigarettes, while the right side shows two young people standing together outdoors in coats against a brick wall.
Did we all get Diane Arbus wrong? These three overlooked photos suggest we might have

By Tom May Published

International Women's Day Her true subject was never deviance; it was dignity.

International Women's Day
Cuzco Children; Irving Penn (American, 1917 - 2009); United States; negative 1948; print 1978; Platinum-palladium print; 49.8 × 51.4 cm (19 5/8 × 20 1/4 in.); 2025.124.1; Gift of The Irving Penn Foundation, made possible by an anonymous donor; In Copyright (https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/)
Three days, a Rolleiflex camera and 2,000 frames: the shoot that defined master photographer Irving Penn

By Tom May Published

News How an impulsive detour to the Peruvian Andes produced one of the 20th century's most important portrait series.

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A line of black and white school photos with the faces blank
“Lifetouch is not named in the Epstein files.” US school photography giant Lifetouch issues statement after Epstein investor ties create parent confusion and panic

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

LIFETOUCH “Lifetouch does not – and has never provided – images to any third party,” the company said after online parent panic

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A high-contrast, black-and-white portrait of Melania Trump seated in a modern white chair against a stark white background, wearing a dark tailored suit and looking directly at the camera.
Ellen von Unwerth's photo of Melania Trump highlights the enduring power of the 90s fashion aesthetic

By Tom May Published

Opinion The Amazon film may be controversial, but the portrait is a masterclass in a bold, graphic style that defined an era.

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White man with dark hair, shirt and tie and black jacket, posing against a backdrop of a hillside and sky
This is how I photograph gritty portraits like an award-winning TV crime show using filters & flash!

By Peter Travers Published

How to Learn to both blur and darken backgrounds to capture more dramatic portraits with a combination of ND filters and fill-in flash as pro photographer Peter Travers explains

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Head for the grim city streets for gritty urban portraits
Look miserable and keep the camera low – my quick guide to shooting urban portraits

By Wendy Evans Published

How to Here's four styles of portraits to shoot on the mean city streets

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The first slide from Dan Mold's photography presentation on Outdoor Portraiture
I recently did a photo talk at Winchester Photographic Society – these were your most asked questions

By Dan Mold Published

It's always fascinating to meet camera club members in the real world and here were your most commonly asked questions about copyright and weddings

Portrait Photography
A split image showing artist Kaotii wearing pink goggles and striking a pose for a photo pop-up, next to Jordan Rakei wearing headphones and singing into a professional microphone in Studio 3.
Abbey Road's resident photographer on 12 years of persistence, silent shutters and the contest he never wanted to enter

By Tom May Published

Sam Rockman's 12-year journey in photography proves timing matters less than tenacity.

Portrait Photography
Annie Leibovitz attends the press Preview of "WOMEN: New Portraits" The Wapping Project on January 13, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)
"No, The Queen didn't walk out": Annie Leibovitz reveals the truth behind her infamous royal photo shoot

By Tom May Published

News The portrait photographer recalls what really happened during her historic session at Buckingham Palace in 2007.

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Sophia Loren is seen in a profile view sitting in the back of a car, wearing a voluminous fur-trimmed coat and a pussy-bow blouse.
200 unpublished Sophia Loren portraits teach us the importance of trust between photographers and their subjects

By Tom May Published

News A Life magazine photographer's decades-long access to the Hollywood icons offers lessons for today's image-saturated world

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