portraits Archives — Colossal

A portrait in oil of a young Black person looking directly at the viewer with their chin in their hand, wearing yellow and positioned against a yellow background.

Collins Obijiaku’s Tender Portraits Conjure Memories and Community

November 3, 2026

a painting by Robin F. Williams of a nude person in bed scrolling on their phone with abstract, colorful loops enveloping the device

Robin F. Williams Suspends the Allure and Horror of Technology in an Endless Loop

October 16, 2026

a portrait of a red-eyed tree frog

More Than 18,000 Wildlife Species Populate Joel Sartore’s Ambitious ‘Photo Ark’ (So Far!)

October 7, 2026

a painting by Tang Shuo of a kneeling figure wearing a yellow shirt and black pants holding a snake. the figure is outdoors with trees in the background

Through Fictional Self-Portraits, Tang Shuo Visualizes an Ancestral Archive

October 5, 2026

a historical black-and-white photo of a boy seated on a parapet, with rows of glass bottles filled with rags like napalm, looking down on a town

France Celebrates the Bicentennial of Photography with Traveling Themed Exhibitions

September 21, 2026

a vibrant portrait by Karla Wong of a woman holding an alebrije dog with skeletal hands

Karla Wong’s Folkloric Portraits Conjure Mysterious Portals to Another World

September 9, 2026

an oil painting by Ronald Jackson of an imagined black man wearing a flower crown, green-lensed glasses, and a bird on his shoulder

In ‘An American Fiction,’ Ronald Jackson Casts an Imagined Screenplay

September 4, 2026

a painting by marka27

Marka27 Superimposes Pop Culture, Graffiti, and Political Critique in Urgent Portraits

August 31, 2026

a painting by Xanthe Burdett of a figure's silhouette filled with lush green foliage

Lush Foliage Permeates Xanthe Burdett’s Delicate Portraiture

August 26, 2026

a photographic portrait of a young man in a field, laying on his back on top of a large hay bale, with a small white dog energetically running into the frame at the bottom right

Four Shortlisted Artists Stand to Win the Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize 2026

August 19, 2026

a photograph by Atong Atem of a woman wearing a warm-hued floral dress levitating as she lays horizontally

A New Book Celebrates More Than 250 Trailblazing Women Photographers Across 200 Years

August 14, 2026

a black-and-white photo by Bruce Davidson of Black youth at a march, the main figure in the foreground with a painted face that reads "vote" on his forehead

‘Turn the Volume Up!’ Highlights the History of Speaking Out for Change in America

August 13, 2026

a portrait by Suzanne Jongmans of a young boy wearing a velvet jacket, with a neck ruff made of plastic used to protect fruit, holding a green leaf

Suzanne Jongmans Recycles Everyday Materials for Elegant Renaissance-Style Portraits

August 12, 2026

a 19th-century black-and-white portrait of a young African American man, within a gold frame in a case

‘Remember Me’ Highlights Black Americans’ Self-Expression in Early Photography

August 10, 2026

a painting of a Black woman's face as if it has been coated in chrome, showing numerous reflections and tiny imagines within the sheen, isolated against a bright blue background

Reflections Dazzle in the Hyperrealistic Chrome Faces of Kip Omolade’s Vivid Portraits

July 31, 2026

a collection of potential designs for euros

Nature or Culture? Europeans Can Vote on the New Banknote Design

July 28, 2026