Portraiture

STORIES | April 2, 2024

Leica Women Foto Project

This year, the Leica Women Foto Project (LWFP) celebrates its fifth anniversary. The initiative, launched by Leica Camera USA, aims to strengthen women’s unique perspective in visual storytelling and the presentation of facts from a female point of view.

STORIES | March 15, 2024

Kittens, Cigarettes and Gucci

Jamie Johnson

The American photographer has chosen to dedicate her work to children around the world. In this picture, she captured three girls for her decade-long project about Irish Traveller children.

STORIES | March 4, 2024

Hello Again

Through to 17 March 2024, Hanover’s Galerie für Fotografie presents the exhibition Hello Again with works by Stern photographer Volker Hinz.

STORIES | February 16, 2024

The Awakening

Marksteen Adamson

The photographer successfully took part in the Portrait of Britain 2021 and 2023 competitions, with individual motifs taken from this project. He spoke with us about the background to his portrait series.

STORIES | December 27, 2023

Open Call

Entries for the August Sander Prize 2024 are accepted until 9 February 2024. 

STORIES | December 23, 2023

India

Paolo Roversi

The photographer took Kirsten Owen to India to model for fashion designer Romeo Gigli’s 1989 summer collection. Against dark, moonlit backgrounds, his Muse’s luminous skin is captured in fragile portraits reminiscent of the Italian Renaissance.

STORIES | December 23, 2023

On the Cover Photo

Paolo Roversi

For the photographer it is the search for beauty that drives his work. Equipped with a Leica M6, he captured model Kirsten Owen in the moonlight in India.

STORIES | December 13, 2023

The Sunset Years

‘A Glimpse of Time’ explores the theme of ageing through a selection of portraits from the Photography Collection of the SK Cultural Foundation.

STORIES | October 30, 2023

Berlin Keeper

Florian Kolmer

They are the heroes behind the bar, and the Berlin photographer’s new project. With a mix of care and entertainment, Berlin barkeepers look after the wellbeing of their patrons. Kolmer’s portraits reflect their very diverse and distinct characters.

STORIES | October 30, 2023

On the Cover Photo

Florian Kolmer

They are the heroes of the bar and the Berlin photographer's new project: Berlin barkeepers ensure a mixture of care and entertainment for the well-being of their patrons. Florian Kolmer met Leo at the Wiener Blut pub in Kreuzberg.

STORIES | August 17, 2023

Book tip: From the Heads of the Hollers

Classic and impressive images by American photographer Shelby Lee Adams from the Appalachians in the US state of Kentucky – a homage to a frequently overlooked community.

STORIES | August 11, 2023

Star Reporter

Russell Melcher

Film stars, music legends, political icons and royal families: the oeuvre of the US photographer, who explored the world while based in Paris, takes us on a fascinating journey back to the Golden Age of photojournalism. We present a selection of his most outstanding works.