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Portraits

The Queen of Sheba -- The Original Cross-Cultural Visionary

Lisa Levart | Posted 06.19.2013 | Arts
Lisa Levart

During my recent trip to Morocco, there were times when it seemed like I had stepped into the movie Blade Runner. I was bombarded by a hectic energy -...

A Unique Family Portrait

Posted 06.07.2013 | Arts

Camilla Catrambone is a portrait photographer of sorts, yet her carefully arranged images -- homages to her family members -- feature no smiles, faces...

LOOK: Amazing Pencil Shaving Portraits

VisualNews.com | Posted 05.16.2013 | Arts
VisualNews.com

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The Amazing Joseph Keckler

Michael Hafftka | Posted 05.08.2013 | Arts
Michael Hafftka

Keckler blew my mind. Yes, he is talented, and yes he is beautiful and yes his voice is amazing with a range of several octaves, but mostly, he was moving. And funny. As often is my urge to paint those that move me, I asked Joseph to do his portrait.

Portraits of Living American Poets

Michael Hafftka | Posted 05.07.2013 | Arts
Michael Hafftka

Before I became a painter I was a failed poet. I love poetry with its mysterious use of words, bending, creating, smearing words to reveal emotions hidden or apparent. I was too uptight with words and I found my freedom in painting.

Freeze Frame: Still Shots in Life and Death

Sarah Lehat | Posted 05.02.2013 | Arts
Sarah Lehat

As I inquire about the organs, I learn they are not related, at least not in a familial fashion. One is an infant's healthy heart. A second is that of a teenager, overdosed on drugs. Followed by a third, pierced by a gunshot. Together, aligned neatly in a row, they have a natural kinship.

How Do I Get a Person Who Is Very Conscious of Her Looks To Pose Naturally for the Camera?

Quora | Posted 04.24.2013 | Arts
Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Brian Fey, Cultural Designer, Bosque Village When she shows up for the shoot, she already is...

Aphrodite's Love

Lisa Levart | Posted 06.16.2013 | Arts
Lisa Levart

Aphrodite, who in Greek mythology arose from the foam of the elemental waters, celebrates love and sexuality as an embodied divinity.

Artist Chronicles Death Row Last Meals On Plates

Dark Rye | Posted 03.19.2013 | Taste
Dark Rye

In her quiet, forceful, beautiful way, Julie Green is trying to end the death penalty in this country. She paints, on ceramic plates, portraits of death-row inmates' last meal requests

WATCH: Dreamy Portrait Of NYC Subway Passengers

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 02.06.2013 | New York

Like Walker Evans and Stanley Kubrick (see photos below) before her, photographer/filmmaker Rebecca Davis takes voyeuristic photographs of New York Ci...

Dance Artist Portraits in my Natural Light Studio at Jacob's Pillow

Christopher Duggan | Posted 04.06.2013 | Arts
Christopher Duggan

Kassandra Cruz and Alonso Guzman I had been dreaming for a few seasons about making portraits of the incredible dancers, choreographers and artists ...

Another Royal Portrait Scandal

Terry Ward | Posted 03.31.2013 | Arts
Terry Ward

The recent kerfluffle over the official painting of Kate Middleton isn't the first portrait-related royal ruckus. After a long-disliked picture of Queen Elizabeth II was criticized for being a weak likeness and for having distorted features, it will finally emerge from storage.

4 Breathtaking Photos That Will Change How You Think About Womanhood

Posted 01.22.2013 | OWN

By Laura Birek Rebecca Greenfield's "Coming of Age" photo series spotlights girls on the brink of womanhood. In the Arizona desert, the sun ...

Finding the Humanity in Dummies

Steven Rosen | Posted 03.12.2013 | Arts
Steven Rosen

As a successful photographer and music video director for several decades, Matthew Rolston has worked with the nation's top -- and most attractive -- entertainers

FACE TIME: At Paris Photo 2012, Portraits Old and New Stood Out (VIDEO)

Michael Kurcfeld | Posted 02.04.2013 | Arts
Michael Kurcfeld

It would have been enough to offer -- under the soaring Belle Epoque steel-and-glass canopy of the Grand Palais -- the feast of images brought together by the world's top photography galleries.

Help-Portrait

Caitlin Crosby | Posted 11.15.2012 | Good News
Caitlin Crosby

Taking time out to really see someone, and help them see themselves tangibly in a photo communicates volumes: it speaks hope, it speaks value, it restores dignity to people who have had it stripped from them any number of ways.

Would You Recognize Yourself With A Perfectly Symmetrical Face?

Dominique Mosbergen | Posted 10.10.2012 | Arts

From flowers to architecture, it is oft been said that there is pleasing beauty in symmetrical design. Research has also shown that when it comes t...

Senators As Working People: A Photography Installation by Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg

Lily Rattok | Posted 12.03.2012 | Arts
Lily Rattok

The power of political portraiture has made it an invaluable tool. Yet, in order to transpose these images, commonly used for propaganda, into the realm of art, one has to redefine its purpose.

Drag Artists Re-Enact Cindy Sherman Portraits

The Huffington Post | Hallie Sekoff | Posted 09.05.2012 | Arts

Cindy Sherman is renowned for her uncanny portraits, within which she inhabits a range of characters and pictorial styles. It may then be no surprise ...

This Artist Wants To Zombify Your Personal Photos

The Huffington Post | Drew Guarini | Posted 08.21.2012 | Small Business

Your wedding photo could use a bit more blood and guts. Or so thinks zombie-loving artist Rob Sacchetto. Sacchetto is the man behind ZombiePortrait...

LOOK: Mesmerizing Photos Simultaneously Capture Two Sides Of Drag Queens

The Huffington Post | Kevin Burra | Posted 08.07.2012 | Gay Voices

In his Half-Drag series, New York photographer Leland Bobbé captures the two sides of the city's drag queens -- the extravagantly made-up drag divas ...

An Invitation To Paint My Portrait

Rev. Malcolm Boyd | Posted 09.26.2012 | Religion
Rev. Malcolm Boyd

During my drive to his house I had gone through a "Cowardly Lion" phase: What exactly would the portrait show? I felt extremely vulnerable and clueless concerning the final result.

Mallika Rao

The Artist You May Know From The Doctor's Office

HuffingtonPost.com | Mallika Rao | Posted 07.24.2012 | Home

Roberto Parada is a contradiction in terms. A freelance magazine illustrator with clients of various political stripes and subscription numbers (from ...

F. Scott Hess Paints A Portrait (PHOTOS)

John Seed | Posted 05.05.2013 | Arts
John Seed

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Men and the Divine Feminine

Lisa Levart | Posted 08.19.2012 | Arts
Lisa Levart

In our contemporary, violent world of environmental disasters and human rights violations, shouldn't there be more opportunities for men to cultivate, honor and embrace the divine feminine