Physiognomy: The Mark Seliger Photographs

by Mark Seliger (Photographer), Eric Bogosian (Introduction), Fred Woodward (Contributor)

A wild ride through the famous faces of our decade--from a frisky Drew Barrymore to a world-weary Mick Jagger--portraits that run the gamut from sexy to humorous, poignant to compelling. 104 color and 84 duotone photos.

Genres: Photography, Art, Nonfiction

224 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1999

Reviews

[John Lawrence · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyable! A joyful romp and costume party inside the Mind and lens of Mark Seliger.

[VvTired (Lauren) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m not exaggerating when I say this book genuinely made me feel a way about portrait photography that I haven’t felt before

[Dwayne Ackley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mark Seliger had a style all his own in the pages of Rolling Stone and the early days of Us Magazine. Physiognomy is the assessment of a person by their outward appearance, and Seliger would do that by either placing his subject matter in different styles of poses, or dressing them up in costumes (the Seinfeld cast as players from the Wizard of Oz for example). The colors, the framing and the subjects of his photography always make a person sit and stare for a little while before moving on to the next one.

[Kimberly Chaney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love to see faces i recognize, disguised and dressed in sily costumes and posed for silly pictures.

[Jen Currie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful and often silly collection of photos of A list celebrities. One of my favorite coffee table books.