17. People and Place

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Fine art photographer and Brooks instructor Christopher Broughton in his office at the original Brooks residence and school. Christopher is always interested in getting his students out in the world, and his walls are layered with postcards that were collected on class field trips. A few weeks after this portrait was taken, he moved offices and his walls were bare.

Canon 5DMii, 16–35mm lens, f/2.8

ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAITURE is a genre of photography that seeks to create portraits that are layered and full of story. The meaning and value of these pictures rely equally on the subject and setting. Good environmental portraits ...

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