Moving Portraits of Lonely, Isolated Villagers

When photographer Ricardo Ramos ventured to the region of Trás-os-Montes (English translation: “behind the mountains”) in Portugal, he discovered an area where villages can have less than 10 inhabitants — and some have only one. He photographed these isolated, mostly elderly souls, many of them living alone in homes untouched by decades of technology, and captured in […]

Canon’s AI flash moves by itself to make portraits more flattering

Camera flashes aren’t normally the sexiest products, but Canon has made its Speedlite 470EX-AI a lot more interesting by using artificial intelligence. As photographers know, you’re better off bouncing a flash off a wall or ceiling to best flatter subjects, rather than pointing it directly at them. Figuring all that out can be a pain, […]

Striking Portraits of Famous Figures from Man Ray’s Hollywood Period

From 1940 to 1951, legendary artist Man Ray left Paris to escape the German occupation and moved to Los Angeles. While there, he abandoned his commercial fashion photography for premiere magazines like Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar and focused on fine art. The photos he created during this period are part of an exciting exhibit at […]

Beautiful Portraits of Sisters That Portray the Tender Bond Between Women

London-born photographer Sophie Harris-Taylor was inspired by her relationship with her sister to create a series of portraits centering on the unique relationship between women and siblings. The book Sisters, which we learned about on Fubiz, shares almost 100 interviews, written by journalist Emma Finamore, and tender images that highlights the special sisterly bond in […]

Striking Portraits That Bring Everyday People and Art History Together

“I feel like I’m channeling another lifetime,” says photographer Tami Bahat about her Renaissance-inspired portraits in her Dramatis Personae tableaux series. The photos find pensive, costumed people with unique set pieces, live animals, and other ephemera. Bahat’s moody photographs conjure the vanitas paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries, complete with antique frames. It’s a gorgeous blend of […]

Hilarious Portraits of Cats Shaking… Off the Burden of Humanity

It wouldn’t be an internet-worthy week without some cat commentary. While The Awl has owned this corner of the webz this week, we’re doing our part by highlighting the adorable cat photography of pet photographer Carli Davidson. The artist is probably better known for her series of dogs shaking their damn cute selves around. Davidson […]

Young Marx and The Slaves Of Solitude review: Vivid portraits and an eye for period detail

According to Richard Bean and Clive Coleman, the joint authors of Young Marx, it does so within the same play.  Young Marx is set in 1850, a fallow period in Marx’s life, two years after the publication of the Communist Manifesto and 17 years before the first volume of Das Kapital.  He and his family […]

Sunny Portraits That Capture the Innocent Side of an Infamous Thailand Beach Resort

Labor Day marked the unofficial end of summer, but we’re really feeling the beach vibes in Bangkok-based photographer Larry Hallegua’s portraits, first spotted on Booooooom. Captured at the Pattaya beach resort, which is “well known for its nighttime sex industry,” Hallegua reveals the resort’s more innocent side during the daytime. The colorful, candid, and sometimes very […]