Contemporary Portrait Photography
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
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Size: Large
Style: Contemporary
Untitled (Diaspora)
By Joshua Lutz
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print (Edition of 10)
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
30 x 35.5 inches, sheet
22 x 27 inches, image
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Joshua Lutz is an American artist working with large-format photography and video. Lutz began photographing the Meadowlands ten years ago as a a documentary study of the 32-square-miles of marshy wilderness that sits between New Jersey and New York (while ostensibly searching for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa). Over the years, however, this project evolved into a compelling artistic exploration, revealing the soul of this liminal space.
Lutz was given his first solo exhibition at Gitterman Gallery during the summer of 2004. In 2008, “Meadowlands,” was published as Lutz's first book, with powerHouse Books. In essayist Robert Sullivan’s introduction to the monograph, he describes the Meadowlands as “. . .that giant swath of swamp and space that separates New Jersey from New York City, or, put another way, from New York City and the rest of the United States of America.” “The New Yorker” wrote: “Joshua Lutz takes the New Topographics...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Spiegelbild (Stage of Consciousness) - featuring Udo Kier and Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Spiegelbild (Stage of Consciousness) part of the 29 Palms, CA project - 2008
70x86cm,
Edition of 10.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
A...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Katie in Red Towel
By Blake Fitch
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
40 x 30 inches, sheet
(Edition of 5)
20 x 16 inches, sheet
(Edition of 10)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hudderite Classroom
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed and numbered, verso
32 x 40 inches
(Edition of 3)
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 15)
11 x 14 inches
(Edition of 5)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt,...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Like a Snowball down a Mountain (Stranger than Paradise) - diptych, analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Like a Snowball down a Mountain (Stranger than Paradise) - diptych - 1998
43x59 cm each,
91x59cm installed.
Edition 4/5.
2 Analog C-Prints, hand-prin...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Genie (Stage of Consciosness) featuring Udo Kier - Polaroid, Analog, Contemporar
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Genie (29 Palms, CA) - 2008
Edition of 5,
75x93cm
analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist,
Mounted on Aluminum with matte UV-Protection,
Signed on verso, artist Inventory No. ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
After the Flood (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
After the Flood (Till Death do us Part) - diptych - 2005
50x48cm each.
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on 2 Polaroids.
Certificate and Signature labe...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Groucho (Marx) Donuts, one of a kind and hand signed
By Candice CMC
Located in Aventura, FL
Photographic arrangement with donuts of Groucho Marx on 100% rag paper. Hand signed lower right by Candice CMC. One of a kind. Artwork size 35 x 28 inches. Frame size approx 39 x...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper
Wonder Valley (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wonder Valley (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
80x100cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print print, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
artist...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
2153. From The ONE Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
2153, 2022 by Salvatore Arnone
From the ONE series
Photography and tape on Hahnemuhle paper
Paper size: 90 H x 70 W cm.
Printed area: 82 H x 62 W cm.
Unframed
Unique
Despite photogr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Paper, Tape, Mixed Media
Clothesline (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - Contemporary, Portrait, Polaroid, expired
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Clothesline (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - 2007
from the 29 Palms, CA Project
70x90cm,
Edition of 5.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Archive Fuji Chrystal Paper,
matte s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
My own private Travel Diary - Bishop, CA - Small Town
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
My own private Travel Diary - Bishop, CA - Autumn - 2001,
20x95cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid Slide.
Signature label and Certifi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Clothesline (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - Contemporary, Portrait, Polaroid, expired
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Clothesline (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - 2007
from the 29 Palms, CA Project
70x90cm,
Edition of 5.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Archive Fuji Chrystal Paper,
matte s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Daniel Craig Contact Sheet (Limited Edition of 25) - 30x40 In Celebrity Print
Located in New York, NY
This is a 2002 contact sheet (a positive print of all the negative images from a roll of 35mm film or medium format film) of youthful-looking Daniel Craig...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"GHOST SHOWS A PAINTING", photograph, tableau, portrait, assemblage, costume
By Sophia Rauch
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"GHOST SHOWS A PAINTING", 2018, is a color photograph by Sophia Rauch, one in a series of "Ghost" pictures. It's an inkjet print on Hahnemeule Photo Rag P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Inkjet
"GHOST AT WORK", photograph, tableau, portrait, assemblage, abstract, costume
By Sophia Rauch
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"GHOST AT WORK", 2018, is a color photograph by Sophia Rauch, one in a series of "Ghost" pictures. It's an inkjet print on Hahnemeule Photo Rag Paper, and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Interpol
Located in Los Angeles, CA
INTERPOL, 2005
Archival pigment print - Hahnemühle photo rag
Size: 91.5 x 61 cm, Edition of 3 + 2AP
MAKiNG iT: the Seattle indie scene, 1992-2008
MAKiNG iT is a celluloid recording...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Floral Wicker Bag, Goodwood Revival - Vintage Fashion Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'Floral Wicker Bag' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly captures feminine sophistication with a vintage vib...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Hans (Stage of Consciosness) - starring Udo Kier
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hans (Stage of Consciousness), 2007,
75x93cm,
Edition of 5,
analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist,
Mounted on Aluminum with matte UV-Protection,
Signed on verso, artist In...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
'Swan in Car' Limited Edition Photograph by Getty Images Gallery, 30x40
Located in San Rafael, CA
April, 6 1936: A tame swan named Leila is given a lift in the back of a car. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
As an authorized Getty Images Gallery...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Banana Cockroach - Contemporary British Art, Animal Photography, Tim Flach
By Tim Flach
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
'Banana Cockroach' is a stunning C-Type print by contemporary British photogra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Elephant Spray - Contemporary British Art, Animal Photography, Tim Flach
By Tim Flach
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
'Elephant Spray' is a stunning C-Type print by contemporary British photograph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Japanese Sea Nettles III - Tim Flach, Contemporary British Photography
By Tim Flach
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
'Japanese Sea Nettles III' is a stunning C-Type pri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Mother Nursing Her Child, Wearing Traditional Tribal Jewelry, Ethiopia, Calming
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Untitled 13"
This award-winning image features the bond between a Nyangatom mother as she nurses her child. The tribe’s women pride themselves on their high stacks of necklaces wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fairytales (diptych) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fairytales (dyptych) - 2006
Edition of 30,
38x36cm each, 38x85cm installed, including gaps.
2 Archival Prints based on 2 Polaroids.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inv...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper
Bold Jewelry on Display in Ethiopia, Fashion, Horizontal, Portrait
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Untitled 9"
The distinctly preserved cultures of the Omo Valley in Ethiopia are featured in this print series titled Omo: Expressions of a People.
For this series, Drew received ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Museum Acquisition, Suri Woman, Tribe in Ethiopia, Iconic, Fashion
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Untitled 6"
In this award-winning image, a Suri woman's breasts are adorned in an ornate pattern of scars that are a privilege to permanently wear.
This image is in the permanent...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
ZHANG FANZHI
By Hugo Tillman
Located in New York, NY
C-Print on Fujiflex paper. Edition of 6
Tillman’s portrayals of China’s leading contemporary artists examine a unique psychological landscape of the present-day Chinese art world. T...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Profile Portrait of a Wild Horse on Sable Island With Light Mane, Vertical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Whisper"
An intimate, minimal, and fashion-inspired portrait of a wild Sable Island horse with a bold, light mane.
This is a best-selling image...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Soulmates II, Kenya, elephant, animal, wildlife, black and white photography
Located in München, BY
Limited Edition of 15
More sizes on request
Two elephant babies hugging each other.
Joachim Schmeisser is represented by leading Galleries worldwide. His photographs are among the ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Haywood Magee, Louis Armstrong on Stage Limited Edition Photographic Print 30x40
Located in San Rafael, CA
American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong (1900 - 1971), shouts after clarinettist Edmund Hall's solo, on stage during the band's British tour, May 19, 1956. An unidentified bassist stands in the foreground. (Photo by Haywood Magee...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Tabboo! Wigstock Portrait, NYC. Limited edition B&W photograph.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Tabboo! Wigstock, NYC, 1992 by Michael James O’Brien
Printed on Hahnemuhle fine art photo rag paper
Image size: 36 in. H x 24 in. W
Edition of 7 + 2AP
Unframed
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Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
In the Evening Diptych n.d. Limited edition color photography.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In the Evening (Diptych), n.d. 2013-2020, by Michael James O’Brien
Printed on Hahnemuhle fine art paper
Image size: 30 in. H x 40 in. W
Edition of 7 + 2AP
Unframed
“I picked up a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Tantalus, Diptych. Limited edition color photograph.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Tantalus (Diptych), 2020, by Michael James O’Brien
Printed on Hahnemuhle fine art paper
Image size: 30 in. H x 40 in. W
Edition of 7 + 2AP
Unframed
“While he sang all his heart sa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Portrait of a White Horse, Fashion-Inspired, Vertical, Minimalist
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Belle"
The delicate nature of this equestrian portrait reveals the classic yet otherworldly appeal of the Camargue horses as a single white horse appears in contrast against the na...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Wendy Flamin' Eyeball, Las Vegas - Contemporary Portrait, Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Part of Richard Heeps 'Man's Ruin' Series, this sequence of artworks 'Wendy Flamin' Eyeball', 'Wendy Resting' & 'Oldsmobile and Sinful Barbie's' were shot in Las Vegas.
This artwork...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Gloves & Handbag, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'Gloves & Handbag' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly captures feminine sophistication with a vintage vibe.
This artwork featured in...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Nacha. Portrait.
By Dora Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Everything in this portrait of the artist Nacha inspires, she herself is a creation of herself that with her magic gave rise to this vision of Fellini, which was the inspiration of t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Gerry Cranham 'Sundial Hat' Limited Edition Photograph 30x40
Located in San Rafael, CA
British dancer Rosemary Andree wearing a sunhat with a clock face design on a summer's day at the Roehampton Pool. (Photo by Gerry Cranham/Getty Images)
As an authorized Getty Image...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Sweet Dreams. Portrait. Limited edition color photograph. Fashion
By Lèa Bon
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Dreams and fantasies from the past and present are portrayed by Léa Bon’s subjects, which she uses as her own personal dolls.
Léa Bon work is a profound exploration of dreams and fa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
Roman Statue Study 6, Black and White Figurative Limited edition Photograph
By Luca Artioli
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Touching the skin of the past is an extraordinary collection of Roman Statues captured with the ICM technique in order to make the marble skin like a truly human body. 'Touching the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Black and White
Moby
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MOBY, 1999
Archival pigment print - Hahnemühle photo rag
Size: 76 x 91.5 cm, Edition of 3 + 2AP,
MAKiNG iT: the Seattle indie scene, 1992-2008
MAKiNG iT is a celluloid recording ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Crashing from Dreams 2
By Fabien Mara
Located in New York, NY
Crashing From Dreams
Archival pigment print on Hannemule paper pearl.
70x100 cm, edition of 17
80x120 cm, edition of 11
100x150 cm, edition of 9
150x200 cm, edition of 7
Photographs...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hip Hop, Galveston, TX
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 3
Signed, titled and dated in pencil on print verso
Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African American photographers living today, has extensively documented...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Markus Klinko - Diamond Dust - Beyonce, Dangerously in Love, 2003, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
20th Anniversary Limited Edition Diamond Dust Print From the photoshoot of the 2003 album Dangerously in Love
Diamond Dust - Beyonce, Dangerously in Love (Back)
All available sizes...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Amuria by John Kenny. Photographic Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2019
Located in Coltishall, GB
A portrait of a beautiful young Turkana woman photographed on the banks of Lake Turkana.
John uses simple natural light and builds primitive makeshift studios from locally acquired ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Naiio by John Kenny. Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2011
Located in Coltishall, GB
This young Turkana girl in northern Kenya wears a goatskin known as an ‘egolas’. In traditional Turkana communities the inhabitants are excellent at making garments from animals, and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Ikulme by John Kenny. Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2011
Located in Coltishall, GB
This elder from a Rendille community in northern Kenya wears a typical bright coloured fabric wrapped around his body. It is essentially the same as the blanket-like ‘shuka’ worn by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Ekerun by John Kenny. Photographic, Portrait Unmounted C-type Print, 2019
Located in Coltishall, GB
A Turkana elder in Northern Kenya
John uses simple natural light and builds primitive makeshift studios from locally acquired white sheets! The suffuse light allows him to capture a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Inchoy by John Kenny. Photographic Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2019
Located in Coltishall, GB
The steady gaze of Inchoy and child.
John uses simple natural light and builds primitive makeshift studios from locally acquired white sheets! The suffuse light allows him to captur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
The San Man by John Kenny. Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2012
Located in Coltishall, GB
A picture of joy. KhoiSan bushman from Namibia
John Kenny’s work is all shot on location in some of the remotest corners of Africa. His images are all taken with natural light and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Karepo Nawa by John Kenny. Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2010
Located in Coltishall, GB
I met this young Himba girl near to a place called Etengwa in the far north of Namibia. We trekked a few kilometres in the midday heat, over a rocky hill to a small village within wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Fula Nomad at Golondi by John Kenny. Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2009
Located in Coltishall, GB
The man was sat in the shade during a huge village market in a place called Golondi in Niger. We drank the salty, sweet tea that the nomads of the Sahel and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Fire of the Himba by John Kenny. Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2010
Located in Coltishall, GB
Himba women have a devotion to red ochre powder and butter fat that exceeds even the Hamer of the Omo valley in Ethiopia. They apply huge amounts to almost their entire bodies inclu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Himba Child l by John Kenny. Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2010
Located in Coltishall, GB
In the far north of Namibia as you head towards the border with Angola at Epupa Falls, barely visible tracks radiate off the main dirt road into bush and disappear across sandy, dry river beds. Arid conditions and past hunting have left few animals and the barren terrain create few obvious landmarks, but the Himba are able to navigate easily.
Himba villages have a circular boundary around the kraal (village) staked out by tall, tightly packed branches and a single route in and out. The outer wall surrounds a number of huts, each inhabited by one of the man’s wives and her children. Sometimes there are 6, 7 or more wives in the Himba kraal, and a lot of children!
When they are young, Himba children of both sexes dress and look remarkably similar. Often the only way to differentiate is by the number of thick hair strands...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Lion of the Kalahari by John Kenny. Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2010
Located in Coltishall, GB
This Himba elder was at a huge funeral gathering in the western Kaokoland between the largest town of the area, Opuwo, and Otjitando. The area was flat, and very dry, with a strong wind constantly whipping up fine, dry dust and flinging it across the landscape.
The funeral was quite different in feel. People were engaged in deep, animated conversations, they smiled and laughed a lot in more of a festival atmosphere than one of sadness. Long parted friends came together to celebrate the life of the man who had passed – a man of huge popularity and social status. The funeral was to last a week and the crowd was swelling each day. There were huge animal carcasses being cooked on fires tended carefully by younger Himba men.
I watched from a distance, concerned at the need for privacy at such a gathering, but a number of groups waved for me to come over. The elder maintained a natural authority within his small circle, and I noticed that others spoke to him with deference. In the past this man had hunted and killed desert lions. He then pointed to a large gouge on the man’s thigh – the results of one of these encounters.
The lower necklace on this man are made of the soft ears of lambs. The small metal spear...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Assaita by John Kenny. Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2008
Located in Coltishall, GB
A young man of the Afar culture in the town of Assaita. Many men spend the afternoons in loud debate in mud buildings and courtyards. Often with fistfuls of miraa leaves (ghat) and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Malasso by John Kenny. Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2009
Located in Coltishall, GB
I came across the intense stare of this Pokot lady at a Friday market on a mountain summit in northern Kenya; it was the same market where I photographed a Samburu goat herder wrappe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Contemporary portrait photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary portrait photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add portrait photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stefanie Schneider, Tyler Shields, Urizen Freaza, and Clare Marie Bailey. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Photographic Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary portrait photography, so small editions measuring 1.58 inches across are also available.