Philip Bermingham  /  Portraiture: On the Job

This large format book is a curated collection of notable portraiture with subjects ranging from artists to politicians and royalty to taxi-cab drivers.

  • The cover features Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Queen Elizabeth II who has her hands folded in front of her.
  • Wole Soyinka stands holding a pair of glasses in his right hand. At right, a close-up of his face.
  • Pat Oliphant leans towards a table while holding a sculpture. At right, three images from a film contact strip.
  • Ambassador of the Holy See Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Pio Laghi wears his vestments, cap, and a gold cross by an ornate round table.
  • Denyce Graves, soprano, in profile, wearing an ornate headdress, earrings, and necklace.
  • Edward Villella, choreographer, jumping midair in a tuxedo, smiling, with his hands up and his eyes closed.
  • Sir Frederick Ballantyne, leans on a doorframe in a suit. At right, a color photograph of his face.
  • The face of drummer Nick Mason juxtaposed with taxi driver Eddie Boom Boom.
  • An Emirati falcon trainer with a falcon resting on his left arm. At right a photo of them training.
  • The back cover features a photograph of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.