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Artistic portrait photography goes far beyond that of a simple likeness or physical representation of a model. It can be a representation of a personality, or an expression that a photographer wishes to give. In terms of poses and expressions, photographic expectations vary from photographer to photographer. Either the poses sought involve the escape of a collaboration with a model, or the photograph is the result of serendipity and the instant capture of an expression. Other elements complete the treatment of the portrait: the play of light, make-up and hair, staging, imaginations, perceptions, narrations, conceptions...
The oraci (ploughmen) wear colorful ribbons and costumes, while pushing a symbolic plough festooned with decorations. The oraci (ploughmen) wear colorful...
In the outskirts of Bissau, the capital city of Guinea-Bissau, a young mask maker shows a paper-mâché mask before it is painted. In the outskirts of Bissau, the...
In Cajun country Louisiana, everyone “masks” in the traditional Courir de Mardi Gras, when the masked revelers chase after a live chicken, seen here before its fateful release and inclusion in the gumbo that will be served to the community. In Cajun country Louisiana, everyone...
The caboclos-do-lanca, of the maracatu rural in the northeastern state of Pernambuco, dance and move very quickly in a complex pattern, swinging their huge lance in front of them to clear the path. The caboclos-do-lanca, of the...
An enamel gaze freezes on the world and its future. An enamel gaze freezes on the world...
I bumped into Richard in a diner. He came here every day to have his breakfast served by Carmen. He looked as if he had stepped out of a Western. I bumped into Richard in a diner. He...