Portrait series showcases venerable photographers with their iconic images

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In December of 2006, photographer Tim Mantoani began making portraits of renowned photographers holding one of their best-known images. It was a personal project times two: personal for him and for the photographer he was shooting. As he explains in a recent interview with Feature Shoot, “In some cases it is obvious which image the photographer would bring. For the most part, I leave it up to the photographer sitting for the portrait as to the image and the size of the photo. It can be very telling of how they see themselves as an artist. The images are career defining, iconic or images which they feel the most proud of creating.”

Mantoani started with Jim Marshall and Michael Zegaris and has since produced portraits of Walter Iooss, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Timothy White, Doug Menuez, Pete Turner, Mary Ellen Mark, and Elliott Erwitt, among others. All of the portraits are shot with a 20×24 Polaroid. “…The 20×24 format is magical and every photographer finds the process interesting,” he tells Feature Shoot founder Alison Zavos. “I don’t think I would have had the success I have in getting people to sit for me if I was shooting digital.”

Below, some samples from the Mantoani’s series. There are many more at his website.

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This entry was written by Kristina Feliciano and posted on 08/21/2009 at 9:37 am and filed under news & commentary with tags , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

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