Staged photography

Mariell Amélie is a photographer based in London who does the best self portraits i have seen in a while. like, crazy good you guys. she’s been making them since 2006 and it’s interesting to see how…

**Shadows** can add a lot to a photograph. They can emphasize emotions, create surreal images, and be used in a variety of ways. While strong use of shadows in color photographs tends to be mostly used in silhouettes, it can also appear in a variety of other forms in color photos as well. In my opinion though, shadows are most powerful when used in black and white photographs…

A selection of the pictures on show at this year's Portrait Salon.

David Stoker - People & Lifestyle Photography Spotlight Sep 2012 magazine - Production Paradise.

For her projects titled Égarements and Quotidien, French photographer Cerise Doucède creates elaborate scenes by hanging objects from the ceiling,

Discover the work of famous contemporary photographers in this article, featuring 15 renowned artists and their iconic photos. These photographers have

We profile the rising star of American art photography and explore his use of nudes, bizarre scenarios and celebrations of the absurd. Art may hold a mirror up to nature, but sometimes, it's good...

After a major break up, I deeply believed that if I didn’t transform myself into a more likable woman, there would be no more happiness in my life. So I started to dispose of everything that defined the old “me”-things I did, said, and even believed, and in particular the way I interacted with men. I chose to “de-self” myself in order to please potential romantic partners. After a few years, though, I found that the more I de-selfed myself, the more I hated myself. I realized that…