Yalda Moaiery, Photojournalist, known for war, protest, natural disaster, and conflict photographs

Part of the artist’s creative identity centered around their ability to make pictures, realistic pictures. Imagine living in the 19th-century, before high-quality photography became truly widespread. Paintings like this, Millais’ 1852 “Ophelia,“ were the only way to see realistic images of the world, and masterful painters were the only ones who could create them. This painting is nearly four feet wide and, in person, displays beautiful detail and virtuosity.