Environmental photography is a mixture of lifestyle photography and traditional photography. With this type of portraiture the environment surrounding the person plays a key role in the photo. The environment in the photo is meant to tell you a lot about the person and what they’re like or what they enjoy. Unlike lifestyle portraits where the location isn’t important, this type of portraiture’s environment is just as important as the person in the image and the person can pose in the photo.

Here are some famous photographers that demonstrate environmental portraiture. These photographers have inspired me with my own photography. Each photo has a story behind it as each background behind the person or objects surrounding the person says something about them. Each of these photographers are inspiring and i will use some of their techniques (such as their use of lighting and positioning of the model) when I am taking my own photographs to do with environmental portraiture.