Five Photographers
Looking at pictures of people
I thought it might be nice to kick off the weekend with some pictures. It's been a hell of a hot week here in Madison, and the heat dome finally lifted this morning. Phew!
If you've been following my Instagram for any amount of time, you know I love pictures of people. Portraiture is one of my favorite kinds of photography. It's a genre, but I see it as a way to use photography — to picture people, to show us how they look and maybe even who they are.
I curated a big museum show of contemporary portraiture for the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art years ago. I'd love to do something like that again someday. In the meantime, I occasionally show the great portraits I've discovered on IG, and I thought it would be fun to run a themed group of portraits here this week.
If you make pictures of people and want to show your stuff on @flakphoto please email me anytime. I always love hearing from you.
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Wonderful portraits! I specialized in portrait photography in college, but now I paint them instead. I have a soft spot for photography though - it’s like looking through a magic window that can freeze time in such a way as to reveal not only something about the subject but also the viewer.
M McLennon.. always loved his Wild West feels..