Glamour photos

The concept of glamour taps into our innermost desires. Though often unfairly limited to just the depiction of fashion and art, women or celebrities, the writer Virginia Postrel notes that glamour is bigger than that - it has power in the form of nonverbal persuasion. In a talk on glamour in 2014, Postrel notes that “glamour is something that creates a sense of projection and longing. The longing is by channeling our desires." An often misinterpreted field, the history of glamour photography lies somewhere between the realms of fashion photoshoots and pornography, originating in the early years of 1900s France. As the Golden Age of Hollywood flourished stateside, the turn of the century saw art and photography shift to the U.S. and Ruth Harriet Louise becoming one the most prolific photographers of the 1920s. As the decades progressed so too did the ideas around what defines glamour photography. It does not indeed pull from a limited pool of subjects, as seen in the work by Alain Daussin and in particular in the black and white nudes of Gun Roze, as the artist captures how alluring the liberty of 1980s New York was compared to today. Thus, this style of photography questions our innermost desires - to let down our own guards and succumb to the allure of glamour in all of its forms.

Search by Image

Save your search and find it in your favorites

1/3 1 2 3

Categories

Subcategories

Glamour photos

Lightness

White Dancer

Magnolia

Mindset Locked - Size L

Mindset Locked - Size M

Simply Magic

Rio Carnaval Shape Sublime

Ferocious - Size S

Mindset Locked - Size S

I am free to imprison myself - II

Twins, Central Park

Mindset Locked - Size XL

Hula Girl

Lagoon Diver

Iceberg Alley Ahoy

HT Stairs (L)

HT Stairs (M)

ILOVEYOU With Girl (Lightbox)

ILOVEYOU With Girl (L)

ILOVEYOU With Girl (M)

Daniel

Glitter cola

Take out pearls

Glitter Pill

Johnny Hallyday. Bain de soleil à Saint Tropez . 9 Aout 1977

The masked beauty

Flower market

Ocean blonde

Risky landing

Portrait de femme Waterproof Mascara

F0648 - The warrior

Bundled

Shiva

No title (No09)

Human Being 1564 - Purity - Un Anonyme Nu Dans Le Salon

HB1424 – Collection purity

F0496 - The doll

F0480 - The antidepressant

Lost Girls 9

The Right Stuff

Overcrowded

Magnetism

Muddyfight

Into the Wild

Balanced

Fluctuation

Autoscopy

Heaviness

Voltage

Oversquashed

Invacuo Project #27

Invacuo Project #25

Invacuo Project #24

Identity

The Anonymity of Shape (S)

Soldier Silhouette (XS)

Match Silhouette (S)

Gunslinger Silhouette

Contact Sheet 4

Bunny Silhouette III

Bunnies Silhouette

8th Position Silhouette

Two Glasses of Champagne (S)

Silhouette (S)

Bunny Silhouette III

Smoke Mouth