what is an environmental portraiture ?

environmental portraiture is all abut emphasizing someones way of life and the connotations of their own everyday ,the portraits executed their typical environmental in order to illuminate the subjects life and environment in which makes them who they are.

The surroundings or background is a key element in environmental portraiture, and is used to convey further information about the person being photographed.

To me the images allow someone to adopt a self sense of their own story and a combination of their past and future .It demonstrates a path in which they are subdued and live and a journey that can almost be taken to live their own journey too.

for many people this would be highly revolving around the subject of their work,but unfortunately for others it would be a conclusion of suffering and or being in an area in which they are unhappy,but it is hard to tell due to the natural expression of their face.

below are some examples of environmental portraits:

This image is a clear representation of a large sense of vulnerability and struggle,how everything he has is all held upon himself and lack of possession.

wheras:here you can see a musician,subjected to a sense of overworking seen throughout his positioning, but unlike the first image it revolves around his work and his accomplishments that make him who he is.