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Famous and Important Portrait Photographers You Should Know
“A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, be the testimony of how this person looked and what kind of human being he was.”
Philippe Halsman
Portraits have been so important in human history, that its plasticity has a very broad scope that includes Painting, Photography, and Sculpture as well. Basically a portrait is an artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The deep purpose behind portraits is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. Portraits have been with us since 4000 years ago.
There is so much to learn from these portrait photographers, that is important to study and contemplate their work, even though we are not so into portraits. I’ve crafted this list of portrait photographers that any serious, passionate, and committed photographer, should know at some point in order to learn something from them, and also as the best seeds of inspiration.
Richard Avedon (1923–2004)
Richard Avedon was an important fashion and portrait photographer. His work helped the process of defining the style, beauty and culture of the United States during the twentieth century[1].
