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11 outstanding portraits that will make you wonder

7 years ago

 

"Sensitive people faced with the prospect of a camera portrait put on a face they think is the one they would like to show to the world... Every so often what lies behind the facade is rare and more wonderful than the subject knows or dares to believe." 

- Irving Penn 

 

Each Thursday we'll be looking back over the last three years of the Sony World Photography Awards and choosing the best images from across a range of categories. Free to enter and open to all photographers, the awards’ are an authoritative voice in the photographic industry, with the power to shape the careers of its winning, shortlisted and commended photographers.

This week we take a look at some of the best commended, shortlisted and winning Portraiture photos...

 

 

worldphoto.org/swpa 

 

 

Open Competition Closes Soon