Philippe Halsman
Philippe Halsman
Philippe Halsmanwas an American portrait photographer. He was born in Riga in the part of the Russian Empire which later became Latvia, and died in New York City...
NationalityLatvian
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth2 May 1906
CountryLatvia
years today portraits
A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, the Testimony of how this person looked and what kind of human being he was
temptation too-much portraits
A good portrait is incredibly hard to create, there is too much temptation to pander to the individual rather than portray them as they really were
humorous hands essence
In my serious work I am striving for the essence of things and for goals which are possibly unobtainable. On the other hand, everything humorous has great attraction for me, and a childish streak leads me into all kinds of frivolous endeavour.
special technique photographer
The immortal photographers will be straightforward photographers, those who do not rely on tricks or special techniques.
beautiful photography writing
The word “photography” can be interpreted as “writing with light” or “drawing with light.” Some photographers are producing beautiful photographs by drawing with light.. Some other photographers are trying to tell something with their photographs. They are writing with light...
passion goal faces
This fascination with the human face has never left me... Every face I see seems to hide and sometimes, fleetingly, to reveal the mystery of another human being... Capturing this revelation became the goal and passion of my life.
real fall jumping
When you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask falls so that the real person appears.
photography firsts prostitution
I drifted into photography like one drifts into prostitution. First I did it to please myself, then I did it to please my friends, and eventually I did it for the money.