The New Portrait: A Study in Three Parts

The Portrait as Historical Document
As a photojournalist, James Hill's credentials are as solid as they come. His coverage of the 2003 American invasion of Iraq helped the New York Times win a Pulitzer Prize, and he continues to roam the globe for both the newspaper and Time magazine. "I certainly don't consider myself a great portraitist," he says. "In fact, when I went into photojournalism, I really felt that I was turning away from portraiture, which was odd, because my photographic heroes were Irving Penn and August Sander."