10 Most Beautiful Portraits Inspired By Classic Paintings

Erkan | On 21, Mar 2013

Bill Gekas is an award winning photographer out of Australia. Melbourne-based photographer is famous with hisbeautiful portraits of his 5-year-old daughter, posing in the scenes of the classic paintings by artists like Velazquez, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Raphael or Caravaggio. He learnt the technicals of photography using a 35mm film slr camera from the mid 90′s and switched to digital in 2005, practicing the art of photography and constantly refining his style. Gekas says, “I like blurring the line between fine art and portraiture, creating something deeper.”
Don’t forget to visit his official website to see more of Gekas’s work and let us know what you think of his father-daughter photo project in the comments section.
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10 – The merchant’s daughter By Bill Gekas©

The merchant’s daughter

09 – The Letter By Bill Gekas©

The Letter

08 – Potatoes By Bill Gekas©

Potatoes

07 – Girl without an earring By Bill Gekas©

Girl without an earring

06 – Field Day By Bill Gekas©

Field Day

05 – Feline friend By Bill Gekas©

Feline friend

04 – Evacuee By Bill Gekas©

Evacuee

03 – Doilies In Delft By Bill Gekas©

Doilies In Delft

02 – Cameo By Bill Gekas©

Cameo

01 – Athena Ballerina By Bill Gekas©

Athena Ballerina