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

24/31 1 10 20 22 23 24 25 26 30 31

Categories

Subcategories

Glamour photos

Birds (M)

Berlin (Lightbox)

Berlin (L)

Berlin (M)

Beautful Disasters (Lightbox)

Beautiful Disasters (L)

Beautiful Disasters (M)

Bay Of Cannes (Lightbox)

Bay Of Cannes (L)

Bay Of Cannes (M)

Balloons Over San Francisco (Lightbox)

Balloons Over San Francisco (L)

Balloons Over San Francisco (M)

Balloons Over Paris (Lightbox)

Balloons Over Paris (L)

Balloons Over Paris (M)

Balloons Over New York (Lightbox)

Balloons Over New York (L)

Balloons Over New York (M)

Amalfi Coast (L) (1)

Amalfi Coast (L)

Amalfi Coast (M)

All Of A Sudden (Lightbox)

All Of A Sudden (L)

All Of A Sudden (M)

Airport Lovers (Lightbox)

Airport Lovers (L)

Airport Lovers (M)

Above The Clouds (Lightbox)

Above The Clouds (L)

Above The Clouds (M)

6IX (Lightbox)

6IX (L)

6IX (M)

Yellow Fever (Lightbox)

Yellow Fever (L)

Yellow Fever (M)

Wish I Could Fly (Lightbox)

Wish I Could Fly (L)

Wish I Could Fly (M)

Wings Of Beauty (Lightbox)

Wings Of Beauty (L)

Wings Of Beauty (M)

White Nights (L)

White Nights (M)

Wheel And Heels (Lightbox)

Wheel And Heels (L)

Wheel And Heels (M)

Watch Out (Lightbox)

Watch Out (L)

Watch Out (M)

Waiting For Him (Lightbox)

Waiting For Him (L)

Waiting For Him (M)

VIP Only (Lightbox)

VIP Only (L)

VIP Only (M)

Ultimatum City (Lightbox)

Ultimatum City (L)

Ultimatum City (M)

Two Guys In Green Car (Lightbox)

Two Guys In Green Car (L)

Two Guys In Green Car (M)

Trisha By The Pool (L)

Trisha By The Pool (L)

Trisha By The Pool (M)