environmental portraiture are images taken of people in their natural environments, this is commonly though of as their place of work but could also include their home of situation in their daily life. most environmental portraits focus on a person in relation to their surroundings, this could be that their surrounding reflect or contrast with the person. the point of this style of photography is to shed light on characters lives that may otherwise be unknown to us. in a way this counts as documentary photography due to the factual elements that can come from them. Rather than being taken in a studio with false lighting, environmental portraits are taken in the moments, this means lighting and settings in the image all help to tell a story about the person.

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