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How to Tell Stories Through Documentary Portraits
Documentary Portrait Guide
Six guidelines for creating documentary portraits that respectfully tell stories beyond individuals.
Photo Culture
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August 7, 2026
The Documentary Portrait as a Way to Tell Stories
Documentary Portraits
The documentary portrait reveals social realities through individuals who represent wider communities.
Photo Culture
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August 28, 2026
Between Tradition and Transformation
Trevor Cole
Trevor Cole documents pastoral communities preserving identity amid change in the Ilemi Triangle.
Portfolios
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July 31, 2026
Waste Pickers of Phnom Penh
Steff Gruber
Steff Gruber portrays the lives of workers who recover recyclable materials from one of Cambodia’s largest landfills.
Portfolios
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August 14, 2026
Kampong Phluk
Nick David
Nick David documents everyday human moments within a Cambodian community.
Inspiration
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August 25, 2026
Under the Desert Sun — Those Who Remain
Nina Golob
Nina Golob explores the Tuareg people’s resilience and deep connection to desert homelands.
Inspiration
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August 11, 2026
Stories in Light Brazil
Susanne Reuling
Through portraits and stories, Susanne Reuling explores identity, connection, and contemporary Brazil.
Inspiration
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July 28, 2026
Faces of the Strip District
Owen Prucey
Inspired by cinema, Owen Prucey explores trust, vulnerability, and human connection through portraits.
Inspiration
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July 14, 2026
Museum of Humanity as a Place of Dignified Encounters
Ruben Timman
Inspired by a vivid dream, Ruben Timman created the Museum of Humanity, celebrating diversity.
Portfolios
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July 17, 2026
Documents of Our Shared Humankind
Roberto Pazzi
Roberto Pazzi photographs remote cultures, revealing shared humanity, resilience, identity, and heritage.
Portfolios
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August 21, 2026
The Humble Bicycle Vendors of Java
Panji Indra Permana
Panji Indra’s portraits of Java’s bicycle vendors highlight the tenacity of workers in the informal economy.
Portfolios
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July 24, 2026
The Suri Guardians of the Land and Rivers
Matilde Simas
Suri Guardians portrays Omo Valley women protecting land and water amid mounting pressures.
Portfolios
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July 10, 2026
Tibet Between Past and Present
Larry Snider
Larry Snider has spent thirty years travelling in Tibet, documenting cultures that are gradually disappearing.
Portfolios
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September 4, 2026
The Abstracted World & Earth
Highlights of Artdoc Exhibitions
Two exhibitions unite photographers using abstraction to engage world and environment.
Inspiration
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May 25, 2026
Perspectives on Aerial Photography
Aerial Photography
Aerial photography, abstraction, and what it means to look down at a wounded earth.
Photo Culture
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June 23, 2026
Corporate Geometry
Kirsten Smith
Corporate Geometry exposes power embedded in modern corporate architecture.
Inspiration
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July 7, 2026
Past, Passing, or to Come
Jeff Larason
Past, Passing, or to Come layers past, present, and future within a single pane of glass.
Inspiration
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June 15, 2026
Directions Without Ground
Francesco Pace Rizzi
Directions Without Ground finds landscape signs still present but stripped of their authority to guide.
Inspiration
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June 1, 2026
Studies in Concrete and Light
Anna-Maria Becher
Anna-Maria Becher examines the tension between concrete and ephemeral light across human-made structures.
Inspiration
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May 18, 2026
Vanishing Landscapes
René Wissink
René Wissink blends motion, glass, and light to capture landscapes mid-disintegration.
Portfolios
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June 30, 2026
The Extracted Earth
Michael Naify
Michael Naify’s Aerial dissolves Brazilian industrial landscapes into abstract form, exposing earth’s extraction.
Portfolios
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June 19, 2026
Whispers of the Soul
Marie Sueur
Murmures de l’âme suspends the viewer between waking and dreams through blur and negative imagery.
Portfolios
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June 5, 2026
Not If But When
Linda Jarrett
Not If But When uses volcanic matter to contemplate Auckland’s imminent geological threat.
Portfolios
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May 22, 2026
A personal memorial to unknown victims
Sarah Ketelaars
Sarah Ketelaars photographs forgotten victims of a Nazi atrocity and its lasting intergenerational wounds.
Portfolios
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July 3, 2026
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