2022... What a year — actually, a tremendous year — where we got to engage with a talented pool of photographers worldwide to create some inspiring and engaging celebrity portrait photography.
Among the hundreds and hundreds of portraits we got the opportunity to produce, I've collected a few of memorable ones that moved, delighted and made us pause. Some of these photos have not been previously published.
I am extremely honored to have worked with our small team of entertainment photo editors— Brandon Choe, Calvin B. Alagot and Jacob Moscovitch as we produced, photo directed and curated toward a new vision for entertainment photography at The Los Angeles Times. It was a meaningful experience, day after day, as we were reminded of why we love photography so much.
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 11, 2022 - Actor Judd Hirsch, who starred in 2022's "The Fabelmans," photographed at Linwood Dunn Theater. (David Billet / For The Times)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 10, 2022: Actor Nafessa Williams photographed at Park Lane NY promoting the the upcoming film, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody." (Aaron DuRall / For The Times)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07, 2022: Actor Sadie Sink, who stars in Netflix's "Stranger Things" and the film " The Whale." (Victor Llorente / For The Times)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - NOVEMBER 05, 2022: "Bones and All" actor Taylor Russell photographed at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills. (Elizabeth Weinberg / For The Times)
NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 01, 2022: Country star Lainey Wilson poses for a photo hours before playing a sold-out show at Nashville's Ascend Amphitheater. (Libby Danforth / For The Times)
TORONTO, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 09, 2022: Taylor Swift, director of "All Too Well: The Short Film" photographed at the L.A. Times photo studio during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 27, 2022: Rhian Teasdale, left, and Hester Chambers of the indie rock duo Wet Leg outside Tail o' the Pup hot dog stand. (Caity Krone / For The Times)
MEXICO CITY, MX - AUGUST 15, 2022: Rosalia is photographed right before her second show in Mexico City, part of her Motomami world tour. (SeoJu Park / For The Times)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 29, 2022: Rap artist Doechii poses for portraits at Neuehouse Hollywood. She gained popularity in 2021 with the viral success of her song "Yucky Blucky Fruitcake" on TikTok, and in 2022 signed with Top Dawg Entertainment and Capitol Records. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 20, 2022: Longtime comic actor-writer-producer Seth Rogen has just received his first Emmy nomination as an actor, for his role of the handyman in "Pam & Tommy." (Annie Noelker / For The Times)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 15, 2022: Korean actor Lee Jung-Jae who plays "Gi-hun," in Squid Game is photographed at Netflix's Raleigh Studios. (Angella Choe / For The Times)
Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas by Victor Llorente
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 14, 2022 - Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas pose for a portrait at the Loews Regency New York Hotel. (Victor Llorente / For The Times)
Memphis, TN - June 11, 2022: Austin Butler, photographed on a set near Graceland (Elvis' home), poured everything he had into playing Elvis. (Whitten Sabbatini / For The Times)
Bowen Yang, Joel Kim Booster, Conrad Ricamora and Andrew Ahn by Justin J Wee
New York, NY - JUNE 3, 2022: Stars Bowen Yang, Joel Kim Booster, Conrad Ricamora and director Andrew Ahn of "Fire Island" photographed in a Brooklyn studio. (Justin J Wee / For The Times)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 3, 2022: Musical artist Lizzo, photographed at a private residence in Hollywood Hills, unveils her new reality TV show: "Watch Out For The Big Grrrls," and her shapewear line, Yitty. (Kayla James / For The Times)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 25, 2022 - Renee Zellweger photographed for her role in "The Thing about Pam," based on a true story. The narrative follows a murderous suburban housewife. (Pat Martin / For The Times)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 14, 2022: Ben Stiller and Adam Scott at the London Hotel for "Severence," which Stiller directs and Scott stars. (Devin Oktar Yalkin / For The Times)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 10, 2022: Benjamin Benne, who wrote the play "Alma," poses for a portrait at Kirk Douglas Theatre. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 10, 2022: John Waters strikes an elegant form before a discussion and book signing for his first book of fiction, "Liarmouth." (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 09, 2022: Actor Henry Winkler photographed in his Brentwood home. Winkler stars in HBO's "Barry" as the acting teacher who has just discovered one of his students is a hired assassin. (Peter Fisher / For The Times)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 05, 2022: Actor Jabari Banks of the "Fresh Prince" remake drama series "Bel-Air" is photographed on the Universal lot. (Yuri Hasegawa / For The Times)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 03, 2022: Matt and Ross Duffer, the creators of the sci-fi Netflix series "Stranger Things," are photographed at the Netflix offices. (Kovi Konowiecki / For The Times)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 29, 2022 - Imogen Poots is photographed in the photographer Erik Tanner's Brooklyn studio. Poots stars in "Outer Range," which involves supernatural elements out on the Wyoming ranch land. (Erik Tanner / For The Times)
LOS ANGELES, CA 2022 - APRIL 23, 2022: Christina Ricci, photographed at the Beverly Hilton hotel, now stars as Misty in the drama-mystery series "Yellowjackets." (Elizabeth Weinberg / For The Times)
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 23, 2022: Miya Cech photographed in Little Tokyo. Cech, 15, stars in her first lead role in "Marvelous and the Black Hole." (Jennelle Fong / For The Times)
Mackenzie Davis and Matilda Lawler by Tracy Nguyen
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 23, 2022: Mackenzie Davis and Matilda Lawler, photographed in an open field, play the adult and child versions of the lead character named Kirsten in HBO Max's limited series "Station Eleven," a post-apocalyptic limited series, about survival, connection and Shakespeare. (Tracy Nguyen / For The Times)
LONDON, U.K., APRIL 20, 2022: Jonathan Bailey of "Bridgerton" photographed at the Ambassadors Theatre. Bailey plays the brooding Viscount Anthony Bridgerton in the period show. Bailey said he had an instinct that the show was going to be something special. (Jason Hetherington / For The Times)
PASADENA, CA - APRIL 19, 2022: John C. Reilly photographed at Langham Huntington hotel for his role as Jerry Buss in HBO Max's "Winning Time." 'I've never meditated on a character for this length of time,' the actor says of playing the Lakers owner in the show. (Roger Kisby / For The Times)
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 15, 2022: Ben Schwartz photographed at a private residence. Schwartz co-stars in "The Afterparty" a comedic murder-mystery series. (Michael Tyrone Delaney / For The Times)
LONDON, UK- APRIL 15, 2022: Phil Dunster photographed at his home in Hackney, London. Dunster plays Jamie Tartt on "Ted Lasso." (Sam Wright / For The Times)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 13, 2022: Paul Bettany and Claire Foy, stars of "A Very English Scandal," photographed at Crosby Street Hotel. (Mark Sommerfeld / For The Times)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 29, 2022: Josh Brolin is the star and executive producer of western series "Outer Range." (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
SAN MARINO, CA - MARCH 22, 2022 - Phoebe Bridgers photographed at the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens in San Marino. (JJ Geiger / For The Times)
PASADENA, CA - MARCH 03, 2022: Portrait of Holland Taylor, actor and star of the one women show, "Ann", at The Pasadena Playhouse. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)
NEW YORK, NY- February 11, 2022: Professional fighter and actor Kali Reis made her starring debut in the indie revenge thriller "Catch The Fair One" playing a former fighter who embarks on a dangerous quest taking on a trafficking ring to find her younger sister. (Justin J Wee / For The Times)
LOS ANGELES, CA - February 12, 2022: Darius Scott, musically known as DIXSON, a singer, songwriter and producer, poses for a portrait at the Vintage Synthesizer Museum in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. His song with Beyonce, "Be Alive," for the film "King Richard," has been nominated for an Oscar. (Philip Cheung / For The Times)
LOS ANGELES, CA. JANUARY 25, 2022: Portrait of actress Lily James, who channels Pamela Anderson at the peak of her fame in the Hulu limited series "Pam & Tommy." (Ryan Pfluger / For The Times)
LONDON, UK - DECEMBER 16, 2021: Actress Jessie Buckley stars in "The Lost Daughter" as Olivia Colman's younger self experiencing the difficulties of motherhood and the hard choices they bring. (Tom Jamieson / For The Times)
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