Portrait 2018 vol 5 by Mario Buncuga

WePhoto Portrait 2018 Vol 5 Dear all, This is yet another proud moment to be releasing the next edition in Portrait Photography under our ‘Series’ banner. Since 2014 when WePhoto Group was founded we have come this far out of sheer passion for the art. Over the time, thanks to the continuous help and support of many likeminded colleagues who have been as enthusiast as I am, that we have created many platforms and thematic pages to represent the various genres in photography. Today WePhoto group has the widest presence across Facebook representing almost every possible genre of photography. As of date there are thematic pages, with picture boards on Pinterest, a dedicated web portal and more than seventy e-books published on issuu.com. This annual collection called - The Series - is made of eBooks each belonging to a specific photographic theme, and includes the artwork of several authors from Italy and abroad. The one in your hands is the fifth thematic book dedicated to Portrait Photography. Apart from the e-version these publications are available in the form of coffee table books as well. Editorial Board Mario Bunčuga: Editor & Art Director Pankaj Anand: Review Associate Germana De Chellis: Chief Graphic Designer & Portrait Group Leader

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We are so excited and happy to feature these beautiful images and most of all, be able to share them with a wide range of viewers. Please spread a word around by sharing, and recommend to as many as you can to download these free eBooks from our webpages and links given ahead. Do leave your positive feedback on the eStores if you care. This is how you may help us grow and share our passion for photography! In this Book you can also find the links to our Facebook Group - WePhoto. Come and join the group, invite your friends to share their work in there and enjoy some of the best images from around the world. My special thanks to Germana de Chellis, Chief of WePhoto Portrait Group/Page, closely supported by Maria Giovanna Quaranta, who have helped me select images, contact

Special thanks and Credits My special thanks to Germana de Chellis, Chief of WePhoto Portrait Group/Page, closely supported by Maria Giovanna Quaranta, who have helped me select images, contact authors and collect materials. These people may always be found putting things together at the back office. Thanks to all the authors who have made this volume such a great collection with their valuable contributions. Thanks to our staff too, which is constantly managing and taking care of the group with its 12 thematic pages, pin-boards and online magazines.

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Thanks to my admin colleagues for their patient dedication. All this time when I remain away from the routine management of our network, they are the ones who take care of everything for the groups. I have no words to express my gratitude for the wonderful work they do every day with great passion and commitment.. WePhoto Network the Founder Mario BunÄ?uga

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Copyright All rights are reserved to WePhoto and Mario Bunčuga for this entire eBook and to individual authors for their work included in the related chapters. This book can be downloaded for free and distributed freely only as a whole. The images and text are exclusive property of the authors who might authorize their use elsewhere at their own discretion, if contacted personally in advance. You may also order a print version coffee table book from our link through Peecho online print service. Any misuse or otherwise will be prosecuted through the prevalent rules on the subject of copyright. © 2018 WePhoto

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Portrait Photography Nulla di più “personale” di un ritratto. Una tecnica non facile, perchè il ritratto non deve essere solo “un immagine”. Deve cogliere l’Essenza dell’individuo ritratto. Sia una dolce fanciulla dagli occhi languidi, un Rude vecchio con la pelle segnata dal tempo, o un bimbo con gli occhi tristi, il Ritratto deve colpire, deve farti perdere in quello sguardo, dolce o smarrito, devi cogliere il sogno di quella dolce fanciulla, o il sapore amaro della sofferenza. Osservate a fondo questi occhi. Ognuno nasconde un profondo sentimento. For us, the human beings, there could be nothing more ‘personal’ than a portrait. You look through a pair of eyes and find every single person hiding some emotions deep within. Making of a portrait involves intricate techniques, observant eyes, and a creative mind because a portrait is not supposed to be merely an image; it rather has to hold the essence of the individual personality. Whether it is a gorgeous girl with languid eyes, a rude old man with his skin marked by time, or a child with sad eyes, their portrait has to strike the conscience of a viewer. It has to make them lose their heart. Our job as a photographer is to seize the dream of that girl and make the viewer feel the sourness of the old man’s suffering. Presented here within is a collection of some best works of our time. Mario Bunčuga

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ALEXANDER LLOYD Denver, USA

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Alexander Lloyd, originally a TV Producer who left the soulless and trivial corporation for lifetime trip to the unknown with photography as his only mortal addiction. Lost between East and West and voluntarily stocked in SouthEast Asia, Alexander has been clicking cameras since his early teens enjoying the big steps of the technology and the media trends.

Cosplay (Costume Playing) is his favorite topic to engage the multifaceted flavor of Asia through the magic and fantasy of the characterization of Japanese and Chinese anime. Making photos of Cosplayers is the encounter with the oneiric world where people become their favorites characters from stories and cartoons. 10

ELENA LEMBO Roma, Italia

facebook.com/elenalembofoto/ instagram.com/elena.lembo/ elenalembo.it Sono una fotografa semi professionista di Roma. Il lavoro sedentario ha sviluppato in me una fortissima voglia di evasione che è esplosa in tutta la sua forza quando, nella mia vita, è entrato Kongo. L'amore per il mio straordinario e vivacissimo cucciolo di labrador e quello per la fotografia, mi ha condotto al desiderio di non dimenticare... Ho comprato una reflex e, tuttavia, mi sono resa subito conto che non sarei arrivata molto lontano senza una preparazione idonea. Ho quindi iniziato a studiare, frequentando dapprima un corso base e successivamente un corso avanzato e dei workshop. L'amore per la ritrattistica è nato proprio in quei giorni, quando mi era possibile uscivo per scattare e giocare "alla fotografa" con gli amici per mettere in pratica quanto imparato. La voglia di fotografare le persone ha preso il sopravvento ed ho iniziato a sviluppare un occhio diverso, mi sono resa conto che guardavo le persone in modo nuovo. Oggi, grazie a questa passione, riesco a soddisfare la mia curiosità e il mio grande senso di libertà. La mia vittoria è riuscire ad entrare nella vita delle persone in punta di piedi, vivendo le loro emozioni fermando per sempre i loro momenti nei miei scatti.

I am a semi-professional photographer from Rome. My sedentary job has done nothing to appease my desire to escape which came to the fore, in all its power, when Kongo first came into my life. My love for my gorgeous and extremely playful Labrador puppy and that for photography worked hand in hand. So I got myself a Reflex and immediately realized that I wouldn't have gone very far without adequate preparation. So I started studying, first attending a beginners course, then moving on to an advanced level, other than various workshops. That is when my love for portraits became apparent: whenever I could, I'd go out and play photographer with my friends, just to apply what I had learned. As my desire to photograph people was starting to show, I started developing a different kind of eye and realized that I was even looking at people differently. Thanks to my passion, today I am able to satisfy both my curiosity and my keen sense of freedom. My victory is when I am able to tip-toe into people's lives, turning their emotions and that particular moment into an everlasting memory. 22

ER ATRIENDU KAR Agartala, India

facebook.com/atriendu.kar1 aktouchphotography.com facebook.com/aktpfashion instagram.com/atriendu/ Born and raised in Agartala, a small northeastern state of India, I am a BTech graduate by qualification. I liked painting since my childhood days. That was the only way for me to ex p re ss m ys e l f. B u t m y i n te re st i n photography has flowing in my veins ever since my father brought me an analog Kodak camera. I had a desire to capture human beauty in all possible forms. It has realized since my passion has turned into a profession over the past few years. The undying quest for detailing, clarity, composition and framing has helped me create an aura that I always aspired for. I shoot for quality over quantity and do the retouching all by myself.

The undying quest for detailing, clarity, composition and framing has helped me create an aura that I always aspired for. I shoot for quality over quantity and do the retouching all by myself. I am self-taught photographer and have learned by studying fashion trends and lifestyles of modern day and following the best works from around the world, from the top fashion m a g a z i n e s . P h o to g ra p h e rs l i ke Pa t r i c k Demarchelier, Errikos Andreu, Arjun Mark, Dabboo Ratnani, Atul Kasbekar, Tarun Khaiwal, Anushka Menon, Josep Radhik etc have inspired me the most. My family and friends have been my strength and have always supported me in pursuance of my career. 34

MAHESH KRISHNAMURTHY Jakarta, Indonesia

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My name is Mahesh Krishnamurthy, and I was born in Hyderabad, India, and now live in Jakarta, Indonesia. My passion for photography began 10 years ago when I started traveling. In the initial few years, it was all about capturing landscapes, cityscapes, and historical objects, but now my passion has eventually metamorphosed into photographing people, more precisely â&#x20AC;&#x153;Natural Light Street Portraits in Black & Whiteâ&#x20AC;?.

Now, I take close-ups of people from different parts of the world, preferring individuals in the backstreets rather than the high street. It gives me a lot of joy in making simple, ordinary, unimportant and everyday people on the street look dignified. Although I take pictures of people of all ages, I like weathered and tempered faces, which show experience, emotions, and wisdom. My biggest influence in portraiture is Bruce Gilden, but I also like Lee Jeffries and Steve McCurry. 46

MARCO DE SANTIS Vercelli, Italia

facebook.com/mdesantisphotography instagram.com/djdex83 www.desantismarco.net Nasco in una tranquilla città del Nord Italia, Vercelli, nel 1983. Fin da piccolo ho iniziato a scattare foto con una vecchia macchina fotografica, quando ancora i rullini la facevano da padrona. Crescendo ho sviluppato una buona creatività e capacità di osservazione. Ricevo in regalo la mia prima reflex Nikon nel 2011 dedicando i miei primi scatti ai paesaggi, naturali e urbani, e alla street photography, sviluppata durante viaggi all'estero. Nel 2014 decido di iniziare un percorso fotografico più consapevole e più tecnico frequentando per 6 mesi un corso di fotografia presso l'Accademy di Marco Lussoso, noto fotografo con un passato come fotografo di moda, di sport e fotoreporter di guerra. Sperimentando vari generi, tra cui anche quelli della fotografia sportiva, decido di concentrarmi maggiormente sui ritratti ambientati, coniugando la mia esperienza nella paesaggistica, con i nuovi insegnamenti acquisiti. Con l'intento di suscitare emozioni, sensazioni e meraviglia verso l'osservatore, i miei ritratti sono contraddistinti da un piacevole accostamento di colori, che esaltano gli occhi e il soggetto. I soggetti che ritraggo devono impressionarmi per espressività e i loro occhi devono trasmettermi un emozione che cerco di far trasparire attraverso la mia fotografia.

I was born in a quiet town of northern Italy, Vercelli, in 1983. From an early age I started taking pictures with an old camera, when the film rolls were still ruling the photography world. Growing up I got to enhance my creativity and observation skills. I obtained my first Nikon SLR in 2011 as a gift and started with clicking landscapes both natural and urban- and street life during my trips abroad. In 2014 I decided to start a well-informed and technically advanced photographic journey, and so I attended a photography course for 6 months at the Academy of Marco Lussoso, a well-known fashion and sports photographer and war photojournalist in past. Experimenting with various genres, including sports photography, I decided to focus more on portraits, combining my experience in landscapes with new lessons learned. With an aim to arouse emotions, sensation and awe in my viewers, my portraits are characterized by a pleasing arrangement of colors. The subjects that I portray must impress me by expressiveness and their eyes must transmit an emotion that I could showcase through my photography. 58

MICHELE MAGLIO Bologna, Italia

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Ho iniziato ad appassionarmi di fotografia un decina d’anni fa, il mio amore per la musica mi ha spinto verso la fotografia della musica dal vivo; ma poi pian piano ho scoperto che la mia passione vera sono le persone e la gestione della luce naturale. Per me le modelle sono molto importanti, ma spesso non ricoprono un ruolo fondamentale, cerco attraverso loro di esprimere quello che penso, quello che vedo. Provo a descrivere un mio mondo a volte oscuro a volte diverso altre volte perfino surreale è il mio modo di comunicare un mio stato d’animo, una mia idea ogni tanto un concetto. La mia fotografia è un modo che ho trovato per esprimere me stesso, il mio mondo.

Camera Setup Sony A7, 35mm f1.4 Sony/Zeiss, 55mm 1.8 Sony/Zeiss Fujifilm XT2, Fujinon 56mm f1.2, Fujinon 16mm f1.4, Fujinon 35mm f1.4 My Workflow Adobe Bridge / Abobe Photoshop CC/ Nik Collection Apple Aperture 3.0 / Nik Collection / Adobe Photoshop

I became interested in photography a few years ago, when my passion for music pushed me towards photographing live music; but soon I discovered that my true passion lied in people and management of natural light. For me the models are very important but often they do not play a fundamental role in my photography. I try to express through them what I think or see. I try to describe my world as dark, different and surreal.. my way of expressing the state of mind in my photographs. 70

SALEM BOUCHAKOUR Djelfa, Algeria

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A farmer and a photographer born in 1985 at Djelfa, Algeria. HI have organized Street exhibitions in my city during 2015~16 along with a few other photographers, and participated in other local exhibitions.

I haven't got a big CV. All I have is my stories told by way of my photographs. When I was young my father used to take me along to visit his friend photographer. It was my first encounter with photography though but my real interest awoke with my first film camera (Canon FTb) in the year 1999; it was a great and fulfilling moment . Currently I am interested in shooting life portraits of the Bedouins in Algeria. 82

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