People pictures fall into two categories: portraits and candid ... because it was supposed to be and when it's small because the photographer was too shy to get close. Don't be shy.

One of the most iconic and expressive self-portraits is ‘The Desperate Man’ by Gustave Courbet. Courbet paints himself as a young man, his eyes wide in surprise, and his hands on his head ...

A portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms as a result of an Israeli attack in Gaza has been named World Press ...