As the National Portrait Gallery opens its exhibition of portrait and figurative work by veteran photographer Sam Haskins, the artist reflects on the highlights of his fifty-year career so far.
Michael Desmond discusses Fred Williams' portraits of friends, artist Clifton Pugh, David Aspden and writer Stephen Murray-Smith, and the stylistic connections between his portraits and landscapes.
Gael Newton looks at Australian photography, film and the sixties through the novel lens of Mark Strizic.
Penelope Grist speaks to Robert McFarlane about shooting for the stars.
Dr Sarah Engledow puts four gifts to the National Portrait Gallery’s Collection in context.
Alexandra Roginski gets a feel for phrenology’s fundamentals.
Vanity Fair Editor David Friend describes how the rebirth of the magazine sated our desire for access into the lives of celebrities and set the standard for the new era of portrait photography.
Judith Pugh reflects on Clifton Pugh's approach to portrait making.
Joanna Gilmour examines the prolific output of Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, and discovers the risk of taking a portrait at face value.
