Chapter 5. Portraits
IT IS PART OF OUR HUMAN NATURE to be interested in and attracted to others. Many of the most compelling photographs of all time have been of people. And as my close friend Evan Chong, also a photographer, once said, “Portraits are valuable because they extend beyond the limits of the ordinary experience.”
Portraiture has been of profound interest for thousands of years and its course has been as diverse as its subject matter. While it is impossible to determine the root of our love and fascination with photographs of people, their value—and our interest—continues to grow.
As portrait photographers, we humbly push our boat out ...
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