portraiture
Photography

Photographer Ellen von Unwerth on her devotion to photographing powerful women
See her iconic photographs of Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell in her 30-year career retrospective at Fotografiska New York.
Sarah Gooding
2.18.20
Culture

devon rodriguez's paintings of commuters will change the way you see the subway
The young artist originally practiced graffiti.
Sarah Moroz
9.25.17
Photography

valerie phillips' candy-colored portraits of real girls around the world
Following the publication of her captivatingly honest new portrait book 'Another Girl Another Planet,' the self-confessed Peter Pan photographer talks female friendship, false stereotypes, and the otherworldly power of uninhibited female youth.
i-D Staff
Hannah Ongley
9.30.16
Culture

pioneering photographer alice springs shot america's subcultures through a female lens
June Newton, aka Alice Springs (and the wife of Helmut Newton), is one of the unsung spirits of female photography.
Felix Petty
9.2.16
Culture

how tragedy turned david hockney back onto portraiture
The artist’s show at the Royal Academy, a series of new portraits, was inspired by the memory of his dead assistant.
Felix Petty
6.30.16