# Emotive Politician Photography These Hillary Clinton Portraits Were Taken On The Campaign Trail By Kalliope Amorphous | Published 2016-11-01 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hillary-clinton-portrait References: [artforhillary](https://www.artforhillary.com) & [artforhillary](https://www.artforhillary.com) Artist Kalliope Amorphous has been traveling the country capturing Hillary Clinton portraits as the [Democratic](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jamocracy) nominee makes her way through campaign events in all 50 states. Best known for her work in [experimental and conceptual photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nonnas-cam), Amorphous states on her website that she has put all other projects on hold to focus on capturing these emotive and [candid portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portrait-mom) of Hillary Clinton. Through photographing Hillary, the artists sees parallels to her primary bodies of work which often focus on strength, duality and resilience. "I dislike how the media consistently shows the most awkward photos of Hillary." says Amorphous, "They purposely shoot her at horrible angles. I'm striving to capture the opposite. I am showing the Hillary that I see." These portraits capture Hillary Clinton in candid moments from the campaign trail. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.0/10 - Popularity: 76% | Activity: 95% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Political](https://www.trendhunter.com/political) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Emotive Candidate Portraits:** With the rise of visual impact in politics, there is a growing opportunity for artistic photographic documentation of campaign trails. - **Visual Campaign Journalism:** Using photography to humanize politicians and document the political process can be a powerful tool in modern journalism. - **Narrative Photography:** Narrative photography that highlights strengths and resilience of politicians can create a powerful political narrative. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Photography Industry:** The photography industry can explore opportunities to provide unique photographic perspectives for political campaigns. - **Journalism Industry:** New forms of visual journalism can be embraced in order to enrich political reporting. - **Fine Art Industry:** Artists can capitalize on the growing trend of emotive political portraiture and provide a fresh, alternative perspective on political candidates. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Artist-Backed Women Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ramona-pintea.md) - [Anti-Gender Violence Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/antigender-violence-campaign.md) - [Pop Culture Presidency Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brat.md) - [AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emilio-alarcn.md) - [Voting-Themed Fashion Ads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youve-got-the-power.md) - [Public Art Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-anthony-smith.md) - [Hand-Painted Watercolor Prints](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emma-webster.md) - [Personal Nostalgic Photo Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holy-ohio.md) - [Custom Pet Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portrait-mom.md)