Originally Posted by
Amberglass
By photographing a person in their natural surroundings (like home or work place), it is thought that you will be able to better illuminate their character, and therefore portray the essence of their personality, rather than merely a likeness of their physical features. The individual(s) photographed in their natural surroundings, the subject(s) will be more at ease, and so be more conducive to expressing themselves, as opposed to in a studio, which can be a rather intimidating and artificial experience. Environmental photography genre is often times correlated with travel, corporate, and documentary photography.