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Thursday, May 20, 2010 at

Edward Mapplethorpe

How amazing are Edward Mapplethorpe's children's portraits? The New York photographer takes portraits of one-year-olds sitting up (he insists that the shoot happen right around their first birthday). Interestingly, instead of giving the parents a big selection to choose from, he shows only one or two frames from the shoot (pretty bold), but apparently the parents have always been thrilled. Not hard to see why. (That first little dude kills me.)

P.S. Ridiculously adorable baby profiles and newborns.

(Via The Year in Pictures. Thanks, Jenny)
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82 comments:

  1. maggie10:54 AM

    these portraits are wonderful. they absolutely feelmore like fine art than baby photos.

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  2. those are amazing portraits. I love how serious the babies look.

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  3. How darling. I love the emotions he captures on their faces! I can't wait to see your little guy! He's going to be amazing.

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  4. ahhh my heart is aflutter! omg these are too cute :)

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  5. I really like it when photographers let the baby's personality shine through instead of trying to make them laugh and smile. SO cute!

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  6. these are great! i agree with maggie, they def feel like fine art than baby photos.

    So wonderful, I want one! (a baby, not a random babies portrait- haha. I think the parents would think that is creepy)

    Thanks for sharing Joanna!

    xoxo

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  7. rachel, i seriously stare at babies and toddlers on the street, wondering what our little man will look like! i think i freak out their parents. :)

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  11. LOVE these! So adorable!

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  12. So cute. It's like he captures the wise old man within...except maybe for the first one. He looks like he's thinking, "Come on, guys!"

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  13. I like the idea of only showing one or two!! Great shots...

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  14. Aw, these are amazing! Yes that is bold but with pics that good it's easy to see why he does it that way. Your little bundle of joy is coming so soon! My vote is May 30, my birthday. It's such a great day to have a birthday!

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  15. Awwww.... Too adorable!!

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  16. StacyShine11:30 AM

    I find out tomorrow if its a boy or girl in my belly! :) These photos make my heart flutter. We are pretty sure its a boy...wonder if we will be right?!!

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  17. Different facial expressions, 1st baby is feels sad, second is angry, and third is happy.

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  18. these are stunning!!

    http://ladulcivida.blogspot.com/

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  19. oh my goodness, stacy, how exciting!!!

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  20. Are you kidding me with how cute these are??? I've given them names (love to do that). Smart man giving them only 2 choices. Must make his life much easier.

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  21. Completely awesome. I love how the personalities show through!

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  23. Adorbale! I just want to pinch their cheeks!

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  24. beautiful, beautiful work. i feel like some of these are longing for speech bubbles, 'you lookin' at me?!' says the first one. ha ha.

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  25. Goodness gracious! These are precious. Oh Jo, you must schedule a portrait session for your little one! Cheers.

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  26. So cute!! That first kiddo looks mighty confused, which makes him look even cuter!! Love it!

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  27. The Worrier, The Bold, The Romantic.

    Their personalities are written on their faces!

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  28. these make me want to take black & whites of my baby. :]

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  30. they so sweet! What great photos!

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  31. these are my very favorite sort of pictures. oh the emotion it captures!
    xo

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  32. Wow. Those are some of the most compelling images I've ever seen. If I have an extra $10K laying around when my first child turns 1, I'll be calling him.

    Thanks for sharing!

    www.highheelsandddp.blogspot.com

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  33. i know, haha, sara, they are crazy expensive. but sooo beautiful.

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  34. These portraits are amazing. It is so sweet when a 1 year old looks right at the camera!

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  35. ha! the first little dude is so cute. i'm sure your little guy will be ADORABLE. can't wait to 'meet' him.

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  36. this reminds me I need to get my girls pics done.... they are turning 1 in two weeks..sigh where does the time go

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  37. yes, the first one is so cute!

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  38. Oh my gosh! These are so cute;) I think he's smart not to give parents too many choices, who needs them anyway-- when the photos are so gorgeous!

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  39. What a great idea

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  40. Oh my cuteness! Great photos.

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  41. Oh my! these babies are so cute!

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  42. So gorgeous...he seems to capture what they are thinking...

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  43. Oh my oh my....SO cute!!

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  44. Joanna, I've been following your blog for about two years now. How is it that you're always the #1 source for the cutest news/photos ever!? Thank you for what you do :]

    http://www.talklikelovers.blogspot.com

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  45. while ago i posted a few portraits of weeping children...something different than mappeltorpe's calm cute faces;) http://notsoyellow.blogspot.com/2010/01/weepin.html

    :)

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  46. Takes some serious skill to capture a toddler like this. Amazing photos.

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  48. My oh my, what a brilliant photographer! His shots are amazing!

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  49. Wow. It's unbelievable how old their facial expressions/eyes/something about them look even though they're still babies.

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  50. Brilliant! I just love these photos!

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  51. That first little guy is how I imagine Elijah Wood would have looked as a baby, they are all so sweet!

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  52. Ahhhh I want a baby after seeing those:) How cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Kisses:)

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  53. I LOVE THIS!!! Amazing pictures! Peter will be one in three months? This is worth hopping a plane to NYC for!

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  54. Simplicity at its best! These little guys don't need props.

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  55. You just fall in love with every single one:)

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  56. Wow these are quite amazing...Thanks for sharing!

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  57. Those are so good! His insistence about only using a few frames is very Frank Lloyd wright.
    I can respect that.

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  58. aww, i love their fuzzy new hair. i've been afraid to have professional photos of leon done because there aren't too many who will do straight photography. these are pretty much what i'd want. i also spend a lot of time obsessing about who leon resembles. his looks keep changing, and sometimes i'll see an expression that is pure matthew. so hilarious, and probably more entertaining than tv and movies combined!

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  59. These are adorable!!

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  60. I"m so happy you posted these Joanna.

    Ours has quickly become one of our most prized possessions. one of the things that doesn't translate online is the scale of the images--they are huge-24 x 20, larger than life (especially in a smallish bklyn apartment). Evander recognizes himself in the image and gets excited too.

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  61. These are genius! I love the lighting and the black and white.

    http://verypeaceandjoy.blogspot.com/

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  62. These literally make my heart hurt they are so sweet.

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  63. insanely cute. what a great find!

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  66. yep. amazing. he is awesome.

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  67. These are so gorgeous.

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  69. very cool... love them. that first one is too funny. i love that they are black and white... and the children do look quite serious.

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  70. So intriguing. Makes me wonder what mine would have looked like.

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  71. beautiful beybehs. i love the approach.

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  72. I love the emotions he captures on their faces! I can't wait to see your little guy! He's going to be amazing.
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  74. They are adorable! Where did this children come from, they are like perfect models, so professional! I love the face expressions, cute!Amazing session.

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  81. Anonymous4:15 PM

    Here what i found -> vision correction

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  82. Anonymous11:08 PM

    Does anyone know how much is an edward protrait cost?

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