portrait photography

Presents over one hundred black-and-white photographs of people from all walks of life who have dreadlocks, and includes comments from the men and women in which they discuss their philosophy of hair.

A collection of portraits of the rap and hip hop artists by the famed photographer Janette Beckman that were taken between 1982 and 1990.

"This portfolio contains a selection of the best and most poignant portraits by Steve McCurry, known and loved the world over for his beautiful and enduring images of the landscapes and cultures of South and Southeast Asia. The collection includes some iconic as well as previously unknown portraits of children, monks, pilgrims and travellers that McCurry has encountered on his journeys throughout Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Pakistan and Tibet."--BOOK JACKET.

Some of the photographs in this treasure trove are already well known - Bellow, Mailer, Cheever, Wolfe, Singer, and Capote, to name a few. Others have never before been published. Many were taken on location, from Tom Stoppard in London and James Baldwin in Provence to Gabriel Garcia Marquez in Mexico City - one of ten Nobel Prize winners in the book. Closer to home, we have Eudora Welty in Jackson, Nelson Algren in Chicago, Philip Roth and Maurice Sendak in rural Connecticut, Anne Sexton and John Updike near Boston, Walker Percy in Louisiana, Christopher Isherwood in Santa Monica, Annie Proulx in Wyoming, and several writers in the Hamptons. Whatever the setting, the images are fresh and authentic. The thoughts on writing are a complement to the portraits; often words and pictures seem to exist in a magical rapport.

A collection of photographs taken by Ellis Island Immigration Bureau clerk Augustus F. Sherman. Includes pictures of men, women, and children from various countries around the world.

A collection of photographs from the website AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com that includes personal stories explaining what was really going on when the photos were taken.