![]() When you look at these portraits you know that you are looking at the “souls” of these individuals. Every picture included by Steve McCurry, on the other hand, is solely about the individual. ![]() This is a fashion photograph, or maybe a fine art photograph to some, not a picture where we get any insight into the subject itself. Annie Leibovitz is a great photographer, and has taken many great portraits, but the picture of Leonardo DiCaprio with a swan around his neck really tells me nothing of Mr. What story is the photographer trying to tell?įor me, a great “portrait” seeks to, and succeeds in, telling the story of the individual or individuals in the photograph. I looked over this list and often found myself agreeing and disagreeing with photo and photographer choices, and it always came back to the same question. This article, for me, again raised the question of “What defines portrait photography?” ![]()
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