Magnificent Portrait Photos Of Hollywood Icons Taken By Douglas Kirkland
When you think of enchanting images of Hollywood stars — Marilyn Monroe wrapped up in silk sheets, Audrey Hepburn flashing a knowing grin — do you wonder about the person behind the camera? And how they possibly captured that delicate moment?
For the past 50 years, photographer Douglas Kirkland has found new angles on the world’s most familiar faces. The Fort Erie transplant still surprises himself with stories from the field; like that time Elizabeth Taylor agreed to let him photograph her after a prolonged break from the public eye.
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Douglas Kirkland was born in 1934 in Fort Erie, Ontario. At age twenty-four, Kirkland was hired as a staff photographer for Look magazine and became famous for his 1961 photos of Marilyn Monroe taken for Look’s 25th anniversary issue. He later joined the staff of Life magazine. Continue reading »
A Portrait Of Lost Habitats In Africa
For his new series “Inherit the Dust,” photographer Nick Brandt placed life-size portraits of wild animals in their former habitats. Continue reading »
The Last Portrait Of Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali Showing The Destructive Effects Of Parkinson’s Disease
Harrowing effects of more than three decades fighting Parkinson’s seen in extraordinary images. British photographer Zenon Texeira captured moving portraits of former world champion at his home in March Ali passed away on Saturday aged 74 after 32-year battle with neurodegenerative disease brought on by his boxing Muhammad Ali raises his fists for the final time in haunting photographs from The Greatest’s last ever shoot. Continue reading »
This Artist Has Made A Portrait Of Accordionist From Real Accordions
Jolita Vaitkutė ia a designer and artist, generating and implementing extraordinary ideas. She is mostly known for creating art using food or other material – different size of pencils, paper sheets and other. She also calls herself media artist. Continue reading »
Malaysian Artist ‘Red’ Hong Yi Creates Jackie Chan Portrait Using Thousands Chopsticks
Hong Yi, also known by her nickname, ‘Red’, is an artist known for creating pieces using everyday, unconventional materials. After graduating with Master in Architecture from the University of Melbourne, Red moved to Shanghai for a career in architecture. She fell in love with the city’s chaotic charm, once home to her father and grandparents. Inspired by her surroundings and the range of affordable materials available from wholesale markets, it was here Red completed her first unconventional work, a portrait of Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei made entirely out of sunflower seeds. Continue reading »
Beautiful Black And White Portrait Photography By Daria Pitak
Black and white portraits easily succeed in reflecting the true emotion of the subject. In this post, we have compiled a beautiful black and white portrait photography by Daria Pitak. She is a Poland based photographer specialized in fashion and portrait photography. Continue reading »
“Back To The Future”: Amazing Then And Now Portrait Photography By Irina Werning
Pancho 1983 & 2010, Buenos Aires
Irina Werning is a photographer who loves to look at other peoples’ old photographs. Instead of just admiring the photos, she wonders how people would feel and look if they were to reenact the same photos today. Continue reading »
See How This Illuminated Portrait Of Nikola Tesla Was Made
Ambience Lighting, together with artist Duro Cubrilo, have created a portrait of Nikola Tesla, one of the world’s greatest visionaries, by using a grid of light bulbs. Lets have a look at how it all came together… Continue reading »
Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize 2015
Five Girls, 2014, by David Stewart – the 2015 winner. This group portrait of Stewart’s daughter and four friends mirrors a shot he took of them seven years ago, which featured in the Taylor Wessing 2008 show. In the original, the friends were about to start their GCSEs. Here, they have just graduated from university. (Photo by David Stewart/Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize 2015)
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Curious Deer Photobombs Baby’s Photoshoot and Turns It into a Magical Portrait
Photographer Megan Rion of Imagine That Photography was capturing 1-month-old Connor Rogers’ portrait when an intrigued woodland creature unexpectedly interfered. While Connor was serenely sleeping on a hay stack surrounded by gourds and autumn leaves, a curious deer name Maggie wandered over. When she was a fawn, young Maggie had been hand-fed and inevitably became comfortable with human beings. Continue reading »
Early 1900s Portrait Studio Used Cuddly Cat As Adorable Prop
Arnold Genthe, a Berlin-born photographer, worked a New York portrait studio. He sought to capture the human essence of his subjects, to go beyond a “commonplace record of clothes and a photographic mask.” He used an unobtrusive camera and would not tell the subject when he was going to make the exposure.
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Rare And Beautiful Portrait Photography Of Marilyn Monroe From The 1950s
A collection of rare and beautiful black-white portraits of Marilyn Monroe from the 1950s. Continue reading »
Andrew Myers Creates A Portrait Using Suspended Painted Cubes
Artist Andrew Myers has created “My Dealer Is Not A Square,” a portrait of his art dealer Lawrence Cantor, that took 7 months to create from concept to finish. Continue reading »
Portrait of Steve Jobs Made With Apples
Мisual artist Olivier Lefebvre wanted to accomplish with his representation of Steve Jobs’ portrait made entirely out of apples – the land art tribute expresses the impact Steve Jobs had on modern technology and the apple silhouette. Continue reading »
Man Freezes Alongside Icy Painting in Surreal Self-Portrait Sculpture
If an artwork could ever give you a chill, it’s a sculpture by Laurent Pernot. His piece titled Self Portrait Face to a Winter Canvas features a life-sized replica of the Paris-based artist as he stands in front of a framed snowy scene. Continue reading »
Stunning Portrait Drawings By Winnie Truong
Winnie Truong was born in Toronto, where she still lives, and received her BFA in painting and drawing from Ontario College of Art and Design. Continue reading »
Newlyweds Have Self-Portrait Pizzas Made for Wedding Day
Fast food-loving newlyweds came up with the perfect way to celebrate their marriage after commissioning special portraits of themselves on a pair of pizzas.
Newlyweds Kieran and Natasha Morris, from Bury, Manchester, asked their favourite pizza company, Domino’s, to recreate their faces on two large 13inch pizza bases, complete with tomato puree, ham and sweetcorn. The pizza firm turned to celebrity portrait artist, Nathan Wyburn, who has previously appeared on Britain’s Got Talent and specialises in creating iconic pictures out of everything from Marmite on toast, to ketchup, sugar, chocolate, toothpaste and even fake tan. Continue reading »
Portrait of Two
Photographer Daniel Botelho photographed this oceanic white tip shark swimming past a diver off the coast of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. (Daniel Botelho / Barcroft Media)
Photo of the Day: Family Portrait
Kukena the baby western lowland gorilla clings to his mum Salome as Kukena celebrates his first birthday on September 27th at Bristol Zoo Gardens. (PA)
Portrait Drawings by Marc Morcos
Cute pencil portrait drawings, created by Marc Morcos, Canada based artist. Continue reading »
Sand Portrait of Ponce de Leon
Mark Mason of Sarasota works on a St. Augustine-themed sand sculpture with a bust of Ponce de Leon at the West Palm Beach Waterfront Commons on Saturday. Mason’s company, Team Sandtastic, had four sand sculptors working on multiple sculptures throughout downtown West Palm Beach as part of the city’s Hot Cocoa Beach holiday festivities. “It’s a fast medium from conception to finish,” said Mason when he explained the sculpting process to onlookers. (Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)
Your Portrait Poster-size? Everyday People Plastered all over Israel
Israeli artists paste large portraits on the side of a bridge near the city of Netanya, Israel, early Thursday. (Tara Todras-whitehill / AP) Continue reading »
