![The Offering by Leila Rose Fanner](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_lfa01_mobile.jpg)
People Photography
From famous faces to perfectly staged fashion models, our people photography displays the human form in all its depth and intricacy. Find your favorite figurative artwork and bring home a true work of art!
![The Offering by Leila Rose Fanner](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_lfa01_mobile.jpg)
![The Offering by Leila Rose Fanner](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_lfa01_mobile.jpg)
![Ceres by Carol Muthiga - Oyekunle](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_cmu13_mobile.jpg)
![Ceres by Carol Muthiga - Oyekunle](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_cmu13_mobile.jpg)
![Regent Street Screen by Soo Burnell](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_sbn41_mobile.jpg)
![Regent Street Screen by Soo Burnell](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_sbn41_mobile.jpg)
![Sensual Fragility by Svetlana Melik - Nubarova](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_smn03_mobile.jpg)
![Sensual Fragility by Svetlana Melik - Nubarova](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_smn03_mobile.jpg)
![Tears of Joy by Leila Rose Fanner](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_lfa04_mobile.jpg)
![Tears of Joy by Leila Rose Fanner](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_lfa04_mobile.jpg)
![Swimmer at the Plunge Pool by Soo Burnell](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_sbn19_mobile.jpg)
![Swimmer at the Plunge Pool by Soo Burnell](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_sbn19_mobile.jpg)
![Timeless by Andrey Yakovlev & Lili Aleeva](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_ala42_mobile.jpg)
![Timeless by Andrey Yakovlev & Lili Aleeva](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_ala42_mobile.jpg)
![The Queen by The Postman Art](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_par13_mobile.jpg)
![The Queen by The Postman Art](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_par13_mobile.jpg)
![Homegirl by El Bocho](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_ebo01_mobile.jpg)
![Homegirl by El Bocho](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_ebo01_mobile.jpg)
![Ali by André Monet](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_amn17_mobile.jpg)
![Ali by André Monet](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_amn17_mobile.jpg)
![Union Jack and Jill by Derek Gores](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_dgo31_mobile.jpg)
![Union Jack and Jill by Derek Gores](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_dgo31_mobile.jpg)
![Nihon Ookami (Japanese wolf) by Yumiko Kayukawa](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_yka07_mobile.jpg)
![Nihon Ookami (Japanese wolf) by Yumiko Kayukawa](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_yka07_mobile.jpg)
![Orectic Hotel by Yang Yong](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_yya04_mobile.jpg)
![Orectic Hotel by Yang Yong](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_yya04_mobile.jpg)
![Orectic Hotel by Yang Yong](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_yya03_mobile.jpg)
![Orectic Hotel by Yang Yong](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_yya03_mobile.jpg)
![Orectic Hotel by Yang Yong](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_yya01_mobile.jpg)
![Orectic Hotel by Yang Yong](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_yya01_mobile.jpg)
![Single IV Homage to Veruschka by Dallae Bae](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_dba09_mobile.jpg)
![Single IV Homage to Veruschka by Dallae Bae](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_dba09_mobile.jpg)
![Fictional Portraits 012 by Han Lei](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_lha09_mobile.jpg)
![Fictional Portraits 012 by Han Lei](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_lha09_mobile.jpg)
![Maria Ley im Rokoko by Madame D'ora](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_uls04_mobile.jpg)
![Maria Ley im Rokoko by Madame D'ora](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_uls04_mobile.jpg)
![Junge Frau im Sommerkleid by Herbert Korn](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_uls14_mobile.jpg)
![Junge Frau im Sommerkleid by Herbert Korn](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_uls14_mobile.jpg)
![Floating No.III by Bence Bakonyi](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_bbk05_mobile.jpg)
![Floating No.III by Bence Bakonyi](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_bbk05_mobile.jpg)
![Marseille, Freitag II by Ricoh Gerbl](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rge09_mobile.jpg)
![Marseille, Freitag II by Ricoh Gerbl](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rge09_mobile.jpg)
![Maggie (Elizabeth Taylor) by Richard Brooks](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_eve01_mobile.jpg)
![Maggie (Elizabeth Taylor) by Richard Brooks](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_eve01_mobile.jpg)
![for you by Jens Nagels](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_jna15_mobile.jpg)
![for you by Jens Nagels](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_jna15_mobile.jpg)
![Walking in the Sun by Eva Navarro](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_ena07_desktop.jpg)
![Walking in the Sun by Eva Navarro](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_ena07_mobile.jpg)
![Aguirre 1 by Werner Herzog](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_whe23_mobile.jpg)
![Aguirre 1 by Werner Herzog](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_whe23_mobile.jpg)
![Nosferatu 1 by Werner Herzog](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_whe03_mobile.jpg)
![Nosferatu 1 by Werner Herzog](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_whe03_mobile.jpg)
![Blue Black Porcelain 03 by Dallae Bae](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_dba41_mobile.jpg)
![Blue Black Porcelain 03 by Dallae Bae](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_dba41_mobile.jpg)
![Blue White Porcelain 06 by Dallae Bae](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_dba45_mobile.jpg)
![Blue White Porcelain 06 by Dallae Bae](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_dba45_mobile.jpg)
![Veränderung by Jens Nagels](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_jna27_mobile.jpg)
![Veränderung by Jens Nagels](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_jna27_mobile.jpg)
![Fitzcarraldo 4 by Werner Herzog](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_whe17_mobile.jpg)
![Fitzcarraldo 4 by Werner Herzog](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_whe17_mobile.jpg)
![Tsim Sha Tsui Portrait by Miki Takahashi](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_mta01_mobile.jpg)
![Tsim Sha Tsui Portrait by Miki Takahashi](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_mta01_mobile.jpg)
![Miami, Montag I by Ricoh Gerbl](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rge21_mobile.jpg)
![Miami, Montag I by Ricoh Gerbl](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rge21_mobile.jpg)
![Miami, Montag IV by Ricoh Gerbl](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rge25_mobile.jpg)
![Miami, Montag IV by Ricoh Gerbl](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rge25_mobile.jpg)
![endlich by Jens Nagels](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_jna35_mobile.jpg)
![endlich by Jens Nagels](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_jna35_mobile.jpg)
![Miami, Montag II by Ricoh Gerbl](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rge27_mobile.jpg)
![Miami, Montag II by Ricoh Gerbl](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rge27_mobile.jpg)
![Where To Be by Derek Gores](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_dgo11_mobile.jpg)
![Where To Be by Derek Gores](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_dgo11_mobile.jpg)
![Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) by Victor Fleming](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_eve36_mobile.jpg)
![Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) by Victor Fleming](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_eve36_mobile.jpg)
![Charlize Theron by Robert Erdmann](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_aug27_mobile.jpg)
![Charlize Theron by Robert Erdmann](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_aug27_mobile.jpg)
Getting to Know Figurative Photography
Figurative photography is a type of figurative art which features people as its subject matter. Similar to portrait photography, figurative photography typically captures human subjects in artistic compositions. But whereas the portrait is a classic genre centered on revealing a personality - human or animal - the figurative is concerned foremost with the human figure.
Figurative art as an artistic tendency was challenged in the 20th century by the ascent of new art forms. With the arrival of abstract art, artists increasingly came to take a variety of subjects which lay without the "real world" as their subject matter. In lieu of real subjects new trends in photography and other mediums featured shapes, patterns, and geometry. Figure painting, which alongside the landscape had been a dominant preoccupation of artists, was replaced by abstract movements with an ascendant focus on the spiritual, the elemental, and the refined forms (or formlessness) of nature.
As a characteristic form of modern art, the figural "returned" - after long forays into the abstract, and into patterned modernist design characteristic of mid century modern art - in the late third quarter of the 20th century. Pop Art characteristically featured human subjects, including as featured in comic and graphic art. Today, while hyperrealistic art retains and expands upon strong references to the real world. its primary function is recreate reality in ways that may seem uncanny. In a long sequence of mutual exchange and progression, photorealism in painting opened the way for new currents of realist aesthetics, including in fine art photography.
The LUMAS Collection of People Photography
The LUMAS portfolio contains a wide range of artistic photography featuring people. Black and white photography, with its characteristic ability to depict reality with a kind of spare exactitude, is one of the preferred vehicles for fine art portraits. Our celebrity portraits feature some of the most iconic people in modern culture, from Marilyn Monroe to Frida Kahlo.