The Best Profile Pictures You've Seen

We whine constantly about pictures - no pictures, too far away, neck up, 6 friends in the picture, dead animals, shirtless bathroom mirror shots, the dreaded cell phone in the car shot. Surely there are some positive photos out there. I'm curious - What are some of the best profile pictures you have seen? What made them stand out?

I have two favorites. One was a university adminstrator; he was striding across campus in a suit. The wind had flipped his jacket open and his tie was captured in mid-swing, his arms were in motion, he was looking straight into the camera, squinting slightly in the sun. Very handsome man, but the photo captured him beautifully, active, assertive.
The second one was a photographer. He is lying on his stomach in a flack jacket with his camera and a really long zoom lens, shooting penguins. One shot is from the side, but there is one from the front; he is looking up from his camera, not smiling but not stern, just an intense full on shot. It is a black and white. I loved it because it really captured his passion for his work.

Without identifying anyone, I would love to hear about some profile pictures that captured your eye.

I am with you on the black-and-whites, Chimmy - love them.

It's interesting, but not surprising, that you (a woman) liked pictures that made a guy's job and station in life clear.

As a man the best pictures to me were always the ones where a woman looked healthy, pretty, happy, and single - location was almost irrelevant. If it's her lying on her couch that's fine, if it's her at the beach that's fine, if it's her in her car, that's fine, too - as long as it captures those qualities.

Shots of her with all her friends with a beer mug in hand are a turn off. Shots of her with her "best friend" who happens to be a tall good looking guy (probably the dude she actually wants to be with, but he's already taken/gey/only interested in having sex with her) are probably the worst.

I would not have known the first picture was on a campus if he hadn't told me later; what attracted me was the sense of motion and activity, and the straight-forward strength of his gaze and his stride.

I should never have got rid of all my developing equipment, but i had to, the darkroom took up half my bedroom.