Photography

All the presidents of the United States from 1789 to 1889.

Do All U.S. Presidents Look the Same? What About Japan’s Prime Ministers?

"The aesthetics of official portraits of world leaders are no accident. As Alejandro Almaraz demonstrates in his series, “Portraits of Power,” they’re precisely constructed compositions, created with the intention of reinforcing the authority of their subjects...Almaraz created the images in his series by overlapping between four and 40 photos (and sometimes paintings) of successive heads of state, procured over 'many, many hours at the library.' "

Jordan G. Teicher writes about photography for Slate’s Behold blog. Follow him onTwitter.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/10/22/alejandro_almaraz_creates_composite_images_of_world_leaders_in_his_series.html