Portrait+Assignment

Provide at least two examples of their work and explain unique aspects of their technique in capturing images of people. What are some typical elements of their work?

1. Steve McCurry

Steve McCurry is a very famous portrait photographer known by people throughout the world. Steve uses vibrant colours in his photographs. Steve's unique aspects he uses for photographing people are diverse. He captures humans struggling in society while he also photographs happy moments that occur in life. McCurry has photographed various civil and international conflicts in the world focusing on the human impact of the conflicts, not the landscape. Steve's images "have become modern icons". Steve travels the world to take photographs in countries like Afghanistan, Tibet, Iraq, and Cambodia. He is wanting to get a sense of the world and see everyone in it. McCurry's photography captures human's cultural stories. Steve says that he wants to feel himself what it would be like to be in the person's shoes he is photographing. The first picture portrays two women being photographed in a cultural setting somewhere in the world. The picture has bold looking colours throughout the photo, a technique Steve use a lot. The second picture portrays a girl who conveys a person who is scared and sad because of a conflict that may have happened.



2. Nino Munoz

Nino Munoz is another famous portrait photographer. Nino produces sexy and sophisticated photos of many different people in his work. Nino loves to tie in fashion and colourfulness in this portrait photos. Nino enjoys photographing celebrities aslo. He has worked with various celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, and Julianna Moore. Nino " is as attracted to the essence of a person as he is to the beauty of what they do and who they are". Nino covey's this unique aspect in his photographs. The first photo and second photograph below portray sophisticated and sexiness which Nino uses in his work.