"On Beauty": Close-Up Portraits Taken Under UV Light
By exposing supposed "flaws" in the human face when photographed under UV light, Detroit-born and Brooklyn-based photographer Cara Phillips manages instead to celebrate the beauty that is each of her subjects along with all of their very human "flaws." Her series On Beauty presents portraits of said subjects under UV light each with their eyes closed; some smile softly while others seem to just be waiting for the shutter to release. Their faces shine, there are various speckles and spots with which we are all familiar, some have glossy lips and wear make-up, some have waywa...