PPE 2018 Seminar Report: Joe Pugliese on Why Celebrity Portraiture Must Change | PDNPulse

In his 50-minute PDN Talk at PhotoPlus Expo, “Portraiture in Today’s Celebrity Culture,” photographer Joe Pugliese looked at some societal trends that have led some magazines to shift their choice of cover subjects and the way their subjects are photographed. Pugliese, who has photographed celebrities, politicians, artists and entrepreneurs for The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, ESPN the Magazine, WIRED and numerous other publications, also shared his thoughts about his role in celebrity culture, and why he has recently changed his approach to shooting portraits. “I think that portraiture is very important, but I think that celebrity is becoming less important,” he said. “The people we celebrate have to have more than just a movie to promote.”