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.

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Photography, Flora 2, Richard Dunkley

Flora 2

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 2.5 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 1 inch

$494

Painting, Leila's wedding, SOMA

Leila's wedding

SOMA

Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,861

Photography, Blue on Blue, Anthony Horth

Blue on Blue

Anthony Horth

Photography - 30 x 46 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$990

Photography, Nun, Alain Daussin

Nun

Alain Daussin

Photography - 40 x 50 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 inch

$2,360

Photography, Freedom, Richard Dunkley

Freedom

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 48.3 x 61 x 2.5 cm Photography - 19 x 24 x 1 inch

$494

Photography, High dive, Richard Dunkley

High dive

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 1 inch

$459

Photography, Red Rose, Richard Dunkley

Red Rose

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 inch

$564

Photography, White Rose, Richard Dunkley

White Rose

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 1 inch

$423

Photography, Purity, Rosti Likachev

Purity

Rosti Likachev

Photography - 60 x 40 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch

$494

Print, Savage, Alex Manchev

Savage

Alex Manchev

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$346

Photography, Two Riders, Richard Dunkley

Two Riders

Richard Dunkley

Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 1 inch

$459

Photography, Bedazzled 2, Anthony Horth

Bedazzled 2

Anthony Horth

Photography - 80 x 65 x 0.2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch

$980

Photography, Bedazzled, Anthony Horth

Bedazzled

Anthony Horth

Photography - 80 x 65 x 0.2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch

$980

Photography, Spa Henna 2, Anthony Horth

Spa Henna 2

Anthony Horth

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 17.3 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$1,100

Photography, Kate, Anthony Horth

Kate

Anthony Horth

Photography - 51 x 61 x 0.2 cm Photography - 20.1 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$1,050

Photography, Sarah 10, Anthony Horth

Sarah 10

Anthony Horth

Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.2 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Photography, Sarah 9, Anthony Horth

Sarah 9

Anthony Horth

Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.2 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Photography, Sarah 8, Anthony Horth

Sarah 8

Anthony Horth

Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.2 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Photography, Sarah 7, Anthony Horth

Sarah 7

Anthony Horth

Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.2 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Photography, Sarah 6, Anthony Horth

Sarah 6

Anthony Horth

Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.2 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Photography, Sarah 5, Anthony Horth

Sarah 5

Anthony Horth

Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.2 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Photography, Sarah 4, Anthony Horth

Sarah 4

Anthony Horth

Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.2 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Photography, Sarah 3, Anthony Horth

Sarah 3

Anthony Horth

Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.2 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Photography, Sarah 2, Anthony Horth

Sarah 2

Anthony Horth

Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.2 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Photography, Sarah, Anthony Horth

Sarah

Anthony Horth

Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.2 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Photography, Gaudi, Anthony Horth

Gaudi

Anthony Horth

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$975

Print, Excellence, Alex Manchev

Excellence

Alex Manchev

Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$118

Print, Solar bird, Alex Manchev

Solar bird

Alex Manchev

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$118

Print, Sisterhood, Alex Manchev

Sisterhood

Alex Manchev

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$118

Photography, Sunflowers, Anthony Horth

Sunflowers

Anthony Horth

Photography - 35 x 70 x 0.2 cm Photography - 13.8 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$980