The selfie: on a slow day, I probably see twenty while skimming social media. Other days, I am sure that number is in the hundreds. When National Geographic staff photographers Mark Thiessen and Becky ...

Why do artists create self portraits? For the French-Cameroonian photographer Samuel Fosso it goes beyond documenting what he looked like at a given time; self-portraiture is a means of self ...

Midlife, according to conventional wisdom, is a time when women become invisible. Like most conventional wisdom having to do with women’s lives, this bit serves more as a warning and a threat—a kind ...

At first glance, you may think you recognize some of these iconic photographs. The poses, clothing, and framing seem familiar, but look again. These faces aren’t from history books – they are ...

Christopher Smith’s photographs are technically self-portraits, though each evokes someone else: a sullen detective, a naked gladiator, a flapper, an inmate, a sword swallower, a cowboy, a choirboy, a ...

Naima Green’s exploratory body of work took a few years, a community of parents, and a 20-pound silicone baby bump to make.

Christine had a feeling her son Michael, 7, would have done “something crazy” for his drawing. That prediction proved correct.