London’s National Portrait Gallery Displays Cecil Beaton’s Rich Legacy

London’s National Portrait Gallery's exhibition on Cecil Beaton's photography includes portraits of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth ...

"Photography has the power to protect remote cultures… and I'm on a mission to use it!" – Why this photographer captures portraits, and the gear he trusts

Tribal traditions are under threat from globalization, and Terrence Mendoza has sworn to record them before they disappear, working with two full-frame cameras, wide-angle and zoom lenses ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How Portraiture Gave Rise to the Glamour of Guns

The Men of Progress, an 1862 painting by Christian Schussele, held in the collections of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, features 19 of the era’s prominent inventors, gathered together ...
Hyperallergic

Illuminating the History of West African Portrait Photography

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