“Double Hexposure”: Stunning Double-Exposure Paintings by Wolf Blazar
Wolf Blazar is a self-taught contemporary digital artist known for his captivating portrait style, which he terms “Double Hexposure.” Continue reading »
Fascinating Portraits of a Young and Beautiful Pattie Boyd in the 1960s
Pattie Boyd, born on March 17, 1944, inspired iconic songs and was married to George Harrison and Eric Clapton. Her influence is evident in hits like “Something,” “Layla,” and “Wonderful Tonight.” Continue reading »
Bizarre And Creepy Portrait Photo Collages by Phillip Kremer
The bizarre, warped picture collages of various well-known and lesser-known individuals by Houston artist Phillip Kremer may disturb you, but you also may find it impossible to look away. Continue reading »
Capturing the Human Spirit: The Independent Photographer’s Portrait Contest Winners
The Independent Photographer, a worldwide community of photography enthusiasts and professionals, has announced the winners of its Portrait Photography competition. The contest aimed to uncover contemporary portraits that are both visually impactful and emotionally evocative.
Esteemed British photographer, Jimmy Nelson, known for documenting endangered indigenous cultures around the globe, judged the contest. Nelson’s distinguished body of work includes his acclaimed book, “Before They Pass Away,” featuring striking portraits of 35 indigenous tribes.
We’re delighted to highlight the exceptional works of ten photographers who exceeded all expectations in this competition. Join us in celebrating these talented winners and exploring their stunning images!
Far Away Thunder” — From the ‘Manifest’ series. Jorg Karg — 1st place. Prize — $1000
“This work is an excerpt from my recently released series Manifest’. The intention behind my digital photographic collages is to make the beholder feel addressed immediately, without any further explanation. Therefore, I use present-day visual language and techniques to combine them with long-established, fundamental ideas of painting and drawing.” Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images of The 2022 Australia’s National Photographic Portrait Prize
Wayne Quilliam’s Silent Strength, a photograph of Aurukun man Eric Yunkaporta, has won the 2022 national photographic portrait prize. Quilliam says the capture of Yunkaporta in ceremonial headwear is akin to a trickle of water merging into a small stream, then into the ocean.
The Shuttle
As Melbourne struggles through many days of restrictions, with limited options to play and learn for the kids, four-year-old astronaut Mia puts on her homemade space suit and helmet and goes on exploration missions in the familiar neighbourhood, using her imagination to turn the mundane world around her into an exciting adventure. This photograph is one of the memories from our daily walks, one of the stories we found. The lockdowns have ended. We’ll outgrow the costume. But the time spent together exploring and imagining is one special gift to keep. Photograph: Andrew Rovenko Continue reading »
Cleveland Artist Creates a Giant Portrait of Donald Trump Using Thousands of Dildos
Cleveland artist Stephen Manka has created a portrait of President Donald Trump using 2,020 metal sex toys.
The portrait, currently constructed in a studio, measures 12 by 20 feet. Manka launched a Kickstarter fundraiser to raise money for the project, ultimately aiming to create a touring installation that would stop by Washington D.C., Wisconsin and Dallas ahead of the November presidential election, using the hashtag #DildoDon. Continue reading »
American Artist Artist Makes A Portrait Of Donald Trump From Peaches
This artwork of President Trump made with peaches was initially made on a whim. When artist Phil Hansen first conceived of the idea he thought it was silly but it also made him laugh. That mixture of feelings is what drove him to create the portrait. Continue reading »
Marvelous Female Portrait Photography By Tatiana Mertsalova
Gorgeous new portraits by Tatiana Mertsalova, a multi-talented photographer, and artist from Saint Petersburg, Russia. Tatiana specializes in portraiture and beauty photography. Continue reading »
Artist Spends 200 Hours Making Stunning Portrait Of Bill Murray Out Of Rolled Vinyl Tape
Danny Schleibe, the creator of a unique art form called “tapigami”, spent a whopping 200 hours making an awe-inspiring portrait of actor Bill Murray exclusively out of hundreds of rolled pieces of vinyl tape glued to a wooden panel. Continue reading »
Girl Draws Self-Portraits Before And During LSD High
According to Redditor ‘whatafinethrowaway’: “I don’t think it had anything to do with honesty, the fact that the last one seems more accurate than the first one probably comes from the fact that she spent several hours drawing before, so she was kind of more trained? Actually I don’t know if this makes sense. Anyway, the first one is way more accurate when it comes to the hair, for example. She did everything without a mirror” Continue reading »
Stunning Studio Portraits Of Nuns Taken By Thérèse Le Prat From Between The 1950s And Early 1960s
Though brought up in a family mostly interested in scientific studies, French photographer Thérèse Le Prat, born Thérèse Cahen in 1895 in Pantin, was taught literature and music.
When she divorced the publisher Guillaume Le Prat in the early 1930s, he offered her a really good camera, and she started photography. Thanks to her dawning talent and to her knowledge of several languages, she was employed by the Compagnie des Messageries maritimes as a reporter, mainly in Asia, Oceania and Africa. Continue reading »
These Portraits Show How People Are Just Like Their Pets
Over time, people often seem to look more and more like the pets they love and care for. Photographer Olga Fedorova wanted to capture this on camera, so she shot pairs of portraits of people with their pets. The project is titled Pet’n’Me. Continue reading »
Cinematic And Moody Portrait Photography By Ryan DeKorver
Gorgeous female portraits by Ryan DeKorver, a talented self-taught photographer, retoucher, and artist currently based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ryan focuses mainly on street portraiture. He shoots stunning beauty, fashion, and moody portrait photography. DeKorver uses Canon EOS 6D with Sigma 35mm f1.4 lens. Continue reading »
Marvelous Beauty And Lifestyle Portrait Photography By Evgeny Freyer
Gorgeous female portraits by Evgeny Freyer, a talented photographer, and retoucher who was born in Kamenskuralskiy, Russia and currently lives and works in Sevastopol, Ukraine. Evgeny focuses mainly on portraiture and fashion photography. He shoots awesome street style, fashion, outdoor, and lifestyle portrait photography. Continue reading »
Dreamlike Self-Portrait Photography By JeeYoung Lee
JeeYoung Lee creates highly elaborate scenes that require an incredible amount of patience and absolutely no photo manipulation. For weeks and sometimes months, JeeYoung Lee works in her small 360 x 410 x 240 cm studio bringing to life worlds that defy all logic. In the middle of the sets you can always find the artist herself, as her unconventional works are always also self-portraits. Inspired by either her personal life or old Korean fables, they each have their own backstory, which only intensifies the drama. Continue reading »
Fabulous Film Portrait Photography By Dave Mentzer
Gorgeous female portraits by Dave Mentzer, a talented film photographer, and artist currently based in Maryland. Dave focuses mainly on portraiture. He shoots an amazing lifestyle, street fashion, and outdoor portrait photography. Continue reading »
Gorgeous Lifestyle And Beauty Portrait Photography By The Russian Photographer Alexey Polskiy
Marvelous female portraits by Alexey Polskiy, a talented 31-year-old self-taught photographer, and retoucher currently based in Moscow, Russia. Alexey focuses on lifestyle and portrait photography. He shoots awesome beauty, street style, fashion, and outdoor portrait photography. Continue reading »
Marvelous Female Portrait Photography By Nathaniel Gerdes
Gorgeous female portraits by Nathaniel Gerdes (previously featured), a gifted photographer, retoucher and visual artist currently based in Petaluma, California. Nathaniel focuses mainly on female portraiture. Continue reading »
Marvelous Lifestyle Portrait Photography By Steven Jonathan
Gorgeous lifestyle portraits by Steven Jonathan, a gifted amateur photographer from Pittsburgh, PA who currently lives and works in San Francisco, CA. In 2017 Steven started photography as a hobby without knowing it would happily take over most of his free time and grow to much more. Continue reading »
Female Portrait Illustrations By Justine Florentino
“Hi!, I’m Justine, people call me J, im a self taught artist from the Philippines, still very much learning and working hard to be part of the Movie/Game industry, small amounts help and i appreciate it a lot, also ill give advice and critiques to those who will buy me a coffee <3” Continue reading »
Gorgeous Female Portrait Photography By Joan Carol
Fabulous female portraits by Joan Carol, multi-talented photographer and digital artist based in Costa Brava, Spain. Joan focuses on portraiture and lifestyle photography. He shoots marvelous street style, fashion, and moody portrait photography. Continue reading »
Lifestyle Female Portrait Photography By Alessandro Bondielli
Amazing street style portraits by Alessandro Bondielli, talented self-taught photographer, retoucher and Computer Science student currently based in Pisa, Italy. Alessandro focuses on people and places. He shoots awesome beauty, street fashion and lifestyle portrait photography. Continue reading »
Gorgeous Moody & Stylish Female Portrait Photography By Danny Batista
Marvelous female portraits by Danny Batista, talented photographer and graphic designer currently based in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Danny mainly focuses on portraiture and real estate photography. He shoots also a lot of commercial, food, and lifestyle. Continue reading »
Awesome Moody Lifestyle Portrait Photography By Mark Singerman
Mark Singerman is a multi-talented photographer, filmmaker, graphic designer and artist based in Los Angeles and works between New York and California. Mark focuses on portraiture and street style photography. He started photography in 2007, when he got his first DSLR camera. Continue reading »
Artistic Fine Art Portrait Photography By Cristina Otero
Stunning female portraits by Cristina Otero, multi-talented photographer, retoucher and artist who was born in 1995 in Pontevedra, Galicia and currently lives and works in Madrid, Spain. Cristina focuses on fine art portraiture. She uses Pentax K-1 camera and Huawei P20 Pro smartphone. Continue reading »
