Family Portraits

Posted by — 23 Dec 2008

Ahh, the holidays. The season of giving, caring, and of course, bickering over the family holiday card. Inevitably, whoever is doing the choosing will pick the photo in which they look best, and chaos ensues. In my family, it was a yearly battle -- largely, because my mother insisted that the photo be of JUST me (I have no siblings to share the pain), which got really, really. REALLY. Old.

But let's forget the turmoil of the holiday card for a minute, and get back to basics: the wonderful captures of character that can be found in family portraits. Our newest theme is all about your best family photos -- holiday oriented or not -- showing the essence of your family.

So get the crew together, put on the matching sweaters (or not) and show us what you've got.

Some great examples from around JPG:


Family Portrait by Stéphane Heinz


Family Portrait by feathermar


Family Portrait by Jed Bacason


Family Portrait by Pedro Lopez


Kentucky Family Portrait by Robert Clayton

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