Documentary photography is when a photographer attempts to produce truthful, objective, and usually candid photography of a particular subject. We’ve compiled a selection of of 30 photos that greatly exemplifies that definition.
A Glimpse of My World by Dennis Bautista
Martha, she ever wants a baby by Groucho
Life in the trash by Jose Ferreira
Reborn by Mehdi Eskandari
3 Look by Zemberek
Fragile Beginning by Wings Photography
She’s gone by Mirjam Delrue
Coexistence by Doron Nissim
Life on the countryside by Oochappan
The Arresting of a Smile by Catalin Parau
Cinema by Denis Buchel
Alone on a dance floor by Nikola Smernic
By Off To War by Steve Hill
Veggy by Tom Hoops
F*** You by Dian Agung Nugroho
The intruder by Laurence Garçon
Friends by Hippolyte
Waiting by Peter Holmström
The man and the bird by Jean-Paul Boulinguet
Futbolin by Manuel Vilches
Close Encounter of The Third Kind. by Al Sheihk
The imaginary groom by Matteo Mignani
Runaway Girls by Gunnisal
Ballet on Canal by Steve Hill
One Day in Victoria Park by FRS Photography
Private Conversation by Richard Ford
Urban Love by Aart de Boer
Kiae by Marcel Rebro
Dark Future by Dennis Bautista
Really great shots, some are very powerfull, thank you for sharing !
awesome collection. thank you!
Powerful! It’s rare to see such thought provoking photography today. I was recently commenting that I grew up with LIFE magazine and its ability to tell stories through photo essays. Thank you for showcasing this collection, is it possible for links to editorial?
amazing photos.. breathtaking moments
I’m so honored to be included in this photo series. Steve Hill is an amazing photographer and I have thoroughly enjoyed working with him. The ballet dancers in his photo Ballet on Canal are members of the unconventional contemporary ballet company New Bridges Ballet. You can see them performing all over New York City, just like in the photograph. Check them out
Claire Sargenti
Artistic Director, New Bridges Ballet
New Concepts. Bridging the Arts.
It’s very powerful photography
I don’t mean to rain on anyone’s parade but I stumbled on this page after googling the picture F*** You by Dian Agung Nugroho and honestly I have doubts of its authenticity since the little girl’s arm is distinctly different from the rest of her body or the picture, very suggestive of crude photoshop use.
I’m not too sure about the other so called photographs here too since if you take for example The Imaginary Groom by Matteo Mignani, you can see that the shadow is quite frankly something only achievable by photoshop alone so it kind of casts a shadow (no pun intended) of doubt on the credibility of the other real photographs featured here together.