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| Photo by Matthew Rolston |
| On the Cover: Portrait of actress Kirsten Dunst. |
Special Section
The New Portrait: A Study in Three Parts
When we look at faces in photographs, what (and who) do we really see?
Faces in the Crowd
Photographic portraiture, with its long history of artful innovation, has never been as richly creative as it is right now. Here we look at work by ten contemporary photographers who approach the subject of the human form in vastly different ways:
Annie Leibovitz
James Hill
Albert Watson
Michal Chelbin
Todd Eberle
Matthew Rolston
Mark Laita
Hendrik Kerstens
Nigel Parry
Lori Grinker
Portraiture: A Master Class
The technique and the philosophy that underpins the work of our featured photographers.
The Great Portraits
We surveyed a number of famous photographers and other photographic experts to find out which portraits they admire most.
Departments
Inside American Photo
Meet Tony Corbell, who wrote our big feature on the Top Ten Wedding Photographers in the World.
Editor's Note
The trust we put in portraits is awesome, but is all that faith warranted?
Inside Photography
It's time to reveal the grand-prize winner of our Images of the Year competition. And the prize goes to... Brooklyn resident Ghada Khunji.
See It Now
Three major exhibitions at the International Center of Photography in New York, plus the annual AIPAD show, and more.
Books
Steven Simon's surprising look at the AIDS crisis in Africa, plus a roundup of other top picks.
Travel
Photographer Alison Wright's long journey back from a horrific accident in Laos.
People
Behind the scenes at American Photo's gala Images of the Year party.
State of the Art
We present our first-ever list of the Top Ten Wedding Photographers in the World.
Tech & Vision
A portrait made of bubbles? It's far more beautiful than you could imagine.
On Set
When Brian Oglesbee showed his bubble portraits to a group of master photographers, their jaws dropped. Here the photographer explains just how he creates these unique images.
Editor's Choice
What can the new Pentax K10D digital SLR do for you? Plenty.
Previous Issue: Jan/Feb 2007
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