From media magnates and shapewear superstars to a humanoid robot and the President of the United States, LightBox presents portraits of subjects in this year’s TIME 100 issue. For our annual list of the most influential people of the year, TIME commissioned the images in this gallery.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, photographed in his home in New York City.Marco Grob for TIMEProducer Harvey Weinstein, photographed in New York City.Marco Grob for TIMEInternational Monetary Fund director Christine Lagarde, photographed in Washington, D.C.Marco Grob for TIMEGovernor Andrew Cuomo, photographed in Albany, N.Y., at the New York state house.Marco Grob for TIMESpanx founder Sara Blakely, photographed in New York City.Danielle Levitt for TIMEChef José Andrés in the kitchen at his new restaurant, America Eats Tavern, in Washington, D.C.Peter Hapak for TIMEComedian Louis CK, photographed at the Hudson Diner in New York City.Gillian Laub for TIMESatirist Stephen Colbert, photographed on the set of his show in New York City.Gillian Laub for TIMEComedian Chelsea Handler, photographed backstage at an event in Los Angeles.Gillian Laub for TIMENews anchor Matt Lauer, photographed on his way to work in New York City.Gillian Laub for TIMESecretary of State Hillary Clinton, photographed while recording interviews for U.S. television in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.Diana Walker for TIMEBlogger Alexei Navalny, photographed in Moscow.Yuri Kozyrev for TIMEFormer Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, photographed in New Hampshire.Brooks Kraft for TIMEInventor Henrik Schärfe and his robot, photographed in Denmark.Joachim Ladefoged—VII for TIMEJamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, photographed in her office in Jamaica.Christopher Morris—VII for TIMEDesigner Sarah Burton, photographed in her studio in London.Leonie Hampton for TIMEPresident Barack Obama, photographed in the Oval Office in Washington.Christopher Morris—VII for TIMEMashable founder Pete Cashmore, photographed in New York City.Ryan Pfluger for TIMEGive an Hour founder Barbara Van Dahlen, photographed in Washington, D.C.Peter Hapak for TIMESoccer star Lionel Messi, photographed in Barcelona.Joachim Ladefoged—VII for TIMEComedian and actress Kristen Wiig, photographed in New York City.Peter Hapak for TIMELabor organizer Ai-jen Poo, photographed in New York City.Gillian Laub for TIMEU.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, photographed in New York City.Martin Schoeller for TIME