Portraits

A strong portrait cannot be summed up through style or aesthetic judgement, nor by light, shadow, or even emotion. A great portrait can only be defined by something deeper. Portraits, by Laurie Lewis, is a collection of one hundred of Lewis's best, taken during his career as a photojournalist for The Independent. Lewis connects with his sitters, so their world, their reality, is reflected back to the viewer through the image.

Lewis's job frequently required him to make portraits within minutes of meeting his subjects, commissioned to accompany features in newspapers and magazines around the world. Despite being granted only minutes to shoot, he always made a connection. To take but one example: a session with Isaiah Berlin, originally limited to ten minutes, found them still in conversation five hours later. The portraits in this collection include notables from many walks of life, from Buzz Aldrin, Annie Lennox, and David Bowie to Julie Christie, Harold Pinter, Whitney Houston, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and the Beatles.

About the author

Laurie Lewis has worked in the film industries and as arts correspondent for The Independent, where he was commissioned to produce a vast array of portraits both in the studio and on location. His work is held in the collection of the V&A Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, and the Paris Crillon Hotel, and is exhibited at the Royal Academy, British Museum, the Hankyu Japan, and the Photographers Gallery.

Product details

• Authors: Laurie Lewis
• Assisted by: Lewis Laurie (Photographs)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9781911604082
• ISBN: 978-1-911604-08-2
• Dimensions: 250 mm x 280 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 1520 g
• Illustrations: 100 colour portraits, farbige Illustrationen
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; PHOTOGRAPHY / Individual Photographers / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Portraits & Selfies, Photographs: collections, Individual photographers, Photographs: Portraits