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Pursuit of Portraits is a global creative collective with a singular mission: Create an accessible global community of portrait-lovers through platforms to share the best of portraiture photography. 

In all our projects, we work to unite portrait photographers and enthusiasts of all skill levels and backgrounds, facilitate collaboration, and foster supportive relationships within this creative community.

Our platforms include small to large scale photography-centered events and quarterly instameets, our Instagram account (@pursuitofportraits), biannual Pursuit of Portraits print magazine, and website.

“The ball is in your court” - Thank you @alekhachugani; a Mumbai, India 🇮🇳 based photographer for this shot of @suit_xvi via #pursuitofportraits - The team at PoP
"Pattern Play" - Thank you to California based photographer @caliallstaring 🇺🇸 for sharing this portrait of @bulababy via #pursuitofportraits - The Team at PoP
“The last train 🚂” - Thank you @shem.obara for sharing this shot from “Pursuit in Nairobi 🇰🇪” via #PoPxNairobi featuring @s.ofa_so_good - Sunday was such an unreal experience. Thank you to everyone who came out and everyone we met. Pls keep sharing your photos within #PoPxNairobi & #pursuitofportraits And we will be sharing our best photos after June 3rd. - CHECK OUT our stories as we continue our recap of the meet and some of you that we met in person.
“Circle In the Sun” - Thank you @emiliastaugaard; a Copenhagen, Denmark 🇩🇰 based photographer for this shot of @dancewithjensen via #pursuitofportraits - Selected by @anishaspice
“Rose” - Thank you @anissa.photography; Jackson , Mississippi 🇺🇸 - based photographer for this shot of @nya_b1 via #pursuitofportraits - — The Team at PoP
"Never let go" - Thank you to Atlanta, Georgia based photographer @shanivarner 🇺🇸 for sharing this photo of @erik_peter_son via #pursuitofportraits - The Team at PoP
“Duas” - Thank you @gasquesph; a Rio Preto, Brazil 🇧🇷 based photographer for this shot of @sfi.a via #pursuitofportraits - The team at PoP
“Save us from our skin” - Thank you @mageto_; a Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪 based photographer for this shot of @tandai.artistry_ via #pursuitofportraits - Selected by @saunakspace
“In the wild” - Thank you @yeyophotos; Madrid, Spain 🇪🇸- based photographer for this shot of @makendbeart via #pursuitofportraits - — The Team at PoP
“The Rite” - Thank you @mayoorquiin; a Puebla, Mexico 🇲🇽 based photographer for this shot of @papermoon.km via #pursuitofportraits / MUA @_monsfx_ - Selected by @sharmeen.c

OUR STORY

Established in 2015 in New York City, Pursuit of Portraits is comprised of a diverse team of 14 creatives, led by Founder/Creative Director Saunak Shah. What started as an Instagram account to showcase portraiture photography, has grown into a multi-faceted movement that meaningfully connects thousands of creatives around the world.

Since the pursuit began just two years ago, we've crossed a quite few milestones off along the way. We published our first print magazine in Fall 2016 (and have the Spring 2017 Issue 002 to launch on Saturday, June 10th). We held 2 portrait exhibitions in W New York, Union Square and 1 at Lomography New York and an upcoming one at Warehouse Studios for our Spring Launch Event. We hosted 14 Instameets held across New York, Iceland, Chicago, Seattle, Orlando, Singapore and we're off to Los Angeles on June 17th for our next one. We formed partnerships with over 30 brands. And we grew our Instagram community to 135k followers (and counting) with over 1.5 million photos shared within #pursuitofportraits.

In 2017, we're excited to continue driving the portraiture photography movement forward by creating new and unique experiences for our growing, global creative community.