The renowned portrait photographer reflects on his work, his relationship to philosophers, and the nature of portraiture. Continue reading

September 24, 2024
by Aesthetics for Birds
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September 24, 2024
by Aesthetics for Birds
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The renowned portrait photographer reflects on his work, his relationship to philosophers, and the nature of portraiture. Continue reading

May 27, 2024
by Alex King
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A never-before-seen letter from WVO Quine and outtakes from his portrait session with Steve Pyke Continue reading

June 22, 2018
by Aesthetics for Birds
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What follows is a guest post by Michael Newall (University of Kent). This post is a partial continuation of the earlier post about Hans Maes’ recent book, Conversations on Art and Aesthetics. Hans Maes’ excellent book, Conversations on Art and Aesthetics (Oxford UP, 2017), features a collection of ten photographic portraits of philosophers of art by Steve Pyke. (These can also be viewed on the website for the book, where it has to be said they appear to better effect. The book also features one portrait by philosopher and artist Claire Anscomb, which appears on the website too.) Pyke, of course, is known within philosophy as a photographer of many of its leading lights. Nobody has documented philosophers in this way before, and few professions have the benefit of such a constant and accomplished portraitist.