Tuesday, February 24, 2015

The Power of a Portrait

Platon Antoniou



Q: "If you could have one wish, any wish, what would it be?"  A: "I would wish you happiness" -  Lyolya, Russian 28 years old and homeless.  Q: "Thank you but, don't waste your wish on me."  A: "I'm not wasting my wish.  If I am nice to someone, I hope that someone will be nice to me."






"You don't know why I'm crying. I'm crying because they washed his clothes and I wanted to smell him one last time".  Jessica Gray, Widow of staff sergeant Yance Gray.



One reason why Colin Powell decided to endorse Obama:







Elsheba Khan, grieving for the death of her son.








Sunday, September 30, 2012

Portraiture




Katy Grannan

Anonymous, LA, 2009,
from the series Boulevard.



Katy Grannan & Charlie White Portraits at LACMA









Martin Schoeller









Lolo Jones


 





Heath Ledger




Katy Perry - Pop Musician






Cindy Sherman - Photographer










Brittany Spears - Pop Musician





Kelly Slater - World Champion Surfer





2009 Nobel Peace Prize Winner




Pinhole Camera Magic




http://www.diyphotography.net/23-pinhole-cameras-that-you-can-build-at-home



Camera Obscura by Abelardo Morell


San Marco & Office, Venice Italy