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2020Mrs. Jack Eckerd sitting in front of a campaign poster of her husband
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2023Poster of Alexander Crystal Seer (cropped)
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2015Irresistible photographs of Warhol’s many-sided mise en scène
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2021Blurring the line between mediums, Marcus Maddox aims to “reclaim Blackness as an emblem of power”
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2011Ronnie Wood: Faces, Time and Places
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2017Ones to Watch 2017: photographer Joyce NG
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2017Andrea Nakhla paints her friends' "existential anxiety"
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2015A beautiful portrait of the communities, theatre and blingy pants of South Yorkshire wrestling
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2017Photographer Pat Pope on shooting 90s rock royalty
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2016An exercise in colour and control: David Hockney’s 82 portraits and one still life at the RA
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2017Cristina BanBan’s layered paintings are inspired by the people around her
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2019Mark Lim on his creative direction of Nicotine magazine and a series on wrestlers
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2014Rebecca Clarke’s wonderful and watery illustrations and portraits
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2012Peter Blake's fascinating new work is a must-see for fans of the Pop Art legend
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2012Boryana Katsarova's extraordinary Freezing series of portraits on show in Leeds
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2014Illustration: Alice Moloney's gorgeous portraits of time-weathered faces
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2018Over several years, Philipp Gallon charts the social changes in the US through random encounters
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2015Richard Branson in a golden lift and Tavi in her bedroom – this guy shoots 'em all
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2012Jody Rogac's stunning portraits makes the effortlessly cool look even cooler
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2007Drew Heffron
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2014Lucas Foglia's extraordinary shots of America in the new Printed Pages
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2013Photography: Jon Feinstein gets up close and personal with fast food
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2017Photographer Tony McGee on shooting David Bowie
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2020Social anxiety manifests on melty plasticine faces in Sam Gainsborough’s Facing It
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2017From Ozzy Osborne to David Byrne: through the lens of photographer Peter Anderson
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2016Photographer Jane Hilton captures the legends of burlesque
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2019Painter Julie Curtiss explores the representation of women in art history
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2017From vintage aesthetics to bold portraiture, we pick out the shining stars from JSR’s books
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2013Jamie Hawkesworth's stunning studio visit shots of Ai Weiwei for AnOther are superb
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2015Andy Warhol: original FOMO artist, Polaroid photographer extraordinaire
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2015Alex Sheridan’s hilarious shots of comedian David O’Doherty in sports memorabilia
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2015Candace Karch's charming photographs of her 97 year-old muse
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2012Lovely, fantastical Victorian-style portraits from illustrator Dan Hillier
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2017Photographer Louis De Belle’s unconventional portraits of New York commuters
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2016Daragh Soden's thoughtful portraits of young Dubliners
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2013A fascinating portrayal of past and present Royal Academicians in their studios
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2013Chilling portraits bring together this incredible project by Jeffrey Stockbridge
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2014Photography: We love Rachel King's portraits of famous comedians
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2019Pablo Di Prima’s searing portraits tell the intimate backstories of his subjects
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2014Photography: Amit and Naroop explore the changing traditions of Sikhism
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2012Photographer Emily Maye specialises in cycling and it's not hard to see why
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2021Lydia Blakeley switches memes for portraiture in her latest series of intimate, joyous paintings
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2018Pat O’Malley fights the case for sports photography in his latest series, Cruiser
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2013GIRLS creator Lena Dunham photographed by the infamous Terry Richardson
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2013Portraits from photographer Troy Stains feature peculiar fancy dress
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2022Liam Woods’ joyful portraits aim to “feel like a warm hug” for marginalised people
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2014Art: Satirical illustrator Daniel Adel also paints incredibly detailed portraits! Look!
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2021Fumi Homma talks us through bringing a “sense of humour” into his photography
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2018Moscow-based Masha Demionova’s portraits capture the multi-faceted personalities of women
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2011Mujeres
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2014Photography: Sonny McCartney's candid, friendly snapshots of the UK's rising stars
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2014What are those? Oh, just paintings of American presidents with boob faces
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2016Photographer Ed Templeton’s Make Up Girls
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2015Shanghai's Ka Xiaoxi captures basketball kids for Nike
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2020Rhys Frampton’s commissions for Wrangler captures two unique communities in America
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2016Mark Duffy's grotesque crops of politicians' faces
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2024Jakub Gessler captures the heart and humour of human-animal relationships
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2014Eerily beautiful portraits of female serenity by Graham Little
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2019In her latest series, Lauren Harris captures moments of violence and tenderness in the boxing ring
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2019Danny Ferrell’s colour-saturated paintings celebrate members of his LGBTQ+ community
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2014A second tranche of portraits featuring this year's graduates
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2009People I've Never Met...
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2012Sigur Rós' experiment comes to an end with Floria Sigismondi beautifully directing Elle Fanning
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2017The photos Juergen Teller took while waiting for Rihanna
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2018Yung Hua Chen’s photography is effortlessly glamorous
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2012Derek Henderson's queasy, yet honest slaughterhouse portraits
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2014A poetic study of Judaism by photographer Noah Rabinowitz
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2008Pieter Hugo
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2017Photographer Tito Mouraz is back with a spooky series
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2011What's On: Alice Neel
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2018João Sobral has a soft spot for depicting “losers or weirdos who’ve been mistreated by the system”
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2016Photographer Nadine Ijewere is championing diversity
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2017Chilean illustrator Camilo Huinca’s stylised portraits of “real moments”
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2012Yasmin Bawa: He Didn't Care…
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2016Strippers, wedding trucks and dinosaurs: the brilliant 50-year photography career of Ave Pildas
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2018Brooke DiDonato’s surreal portraits leave the viewer to fill in the gaps
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2012Greg White's striking pictures of The Times sports writers pack a powerful punch
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2013Photography: Craig McDean captures the near-uncapturable Thom Yorke
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2019Abang’s illustrations of 15 women aim to reveal her true self
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2023Photographer Rosie Foster is interested in finding the beauty of personal spaces
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2018Lucy Alex Mac’s bizarre, comedic portrait photography avoids “pretty for pretty’s sake”
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2013Publication: Craig McDean pays tribute to three of his muses in new book
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2021Jessica Chou on capturing the subtle moments within contemporary American culture
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2014Matthew Frost nails awkward selfie culture in new Kirsten Dunst short
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2020Ojima Abalaka’s serene portraits are filled with clues to their subject’s character and culture
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2012Poison, slatterns, and musical instruments make up the fun portfolio of Joe Baglow
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2021“If you can hang on, things will get better, years pass”: Deanna Templeton’s book unearths the pain and troubles of girlhood
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2018How Alice Tye tackled the daunting task of painting a portrait of Gilbert and George
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2021Annie Lai thoughtfully photographs young Chinese women in an exploration of emotional and physical home
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2011New York Times: One in 8 Million
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2012Irish illustrator Denise Nestor has a real skill for pencil-based portraiture
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2024Photographer Rachel Le spends a day with Mrs Wang, the best dressed mum in Flushing
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2012Blessed be those captured by the lens of Boo George!
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2012Superbly intense photographer Diana Kunst is our new ABSOLUT Network profile
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2010Virgin Marathon Runners by Andy Rementer
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2019Constance Tenvik serves up portraits of diners at the Riche Lunch Sessions
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2012Photographer Catarina Botelho composes beautiful, thought-provoking images
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2013Girls, girls, girls! Ryan Kenny champions the wild, fun and free of the female species
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2014Photography: Jooney Woodward stuns us with her portraits of horse riders
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2016Alan Fears’ papier mâché heads are a humorous portrait of ourselves
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2016Photographer Clémentine Schneidermann celebrates the spirit of Elvis
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2014Akasha Rabut's portraits of modern day cheerleaders and marching bands
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2019Fragility, despair and boredom are the pillars to Madeleine Pfull’s paintings of elderly women
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2017Stephen Chambers’ portraits of the legendary Court of Redonda hint at a Brexit subtext
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2014Erica Allen reuses portraits from barbershop posters in this brilliant series
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2019Matthew Casteel shoots “psychological portraits” of US veterans via the interiors of their cars
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2020Everything OK not OK documents the young people of Tbilisi, Georgia
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2018Will Scarborough's thoughtful and theatrical portraits celebrate a series of hand-stitched hats
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2017Magnum photographer Jonas Bendiksen meets seven men who believe they are the Messiah
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2017Makings of a Man: It’s Nice That and Harry’s invite you to be a life model for a day
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2015Model and muse, Charlie Engman's mother stars in his radical portraits
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2012Stunningly eerie wooden portraits of children from artist Tilo Uischner
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2017Artist and illustrator Karl Joel Larsson turns his attention to people
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2012Is it me, or are these birds actually smiling? Check out these bird portraits by Luke Stephenson
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2013Annie Collinge shoots Julie Verhoeven with weird and wonderful results
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2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
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2012Sexy people photographed really well. Top man Jonas Lindstroem!
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2019“Social observation” is central to Bill Daggs’ painted portraits
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2019From South Korea, Ghana to Berlin, Alexander Beer captures the people of the world
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2019Photographer Dustin Thierry empowers and represents those who've experienced social injustices
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2025Massoud Hayoun’s political paintings are seeped in symbolism and shades of blue
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2019Alice Mann on making photographs that the people she shoots want to see
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2013Rob Oades' Polaroids capture off-duty models with fascinating results
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2013Photography: Nicholas Pomeroy's portraits of Londoners in their mid-twenties
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2014Hannah Burton shows off some impeccable photographic skills in her portfolio of portraits
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2013Art: Excellent project makes portraits of women from censored Iranian packaging
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2016Illustrator Anna Wray distills compositions to reveal the essence of character
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2015We check in with Laura Breiling, who specialises in drawing fabulous women
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2014Fascinating portraits of stars by German photographer Olaf Heine
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2015Adrian Mangel's one-of-a-kind portraits of the world's most famous footballers
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2016Colin Dodgson photographs Tilda Swinton for Document Journal
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2021“I want viewers to see us”: Dean Majd on the importance of portraying Palestinians in a positive light
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2017Tristan Pigott paints “real contemporaries” in upcoming solo exhibition, Juicy Bits
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2009Philip-Lorca diCorcia
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2012Hold on to your head: Matt Wisniewski's surrealist portraits will blow your mind
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2011Jenny & Lee: Jersey Girls
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2013Introducing…Illustrator Thomas Slater will turn that frown upside down
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2013Photographer Frieke Janssens turns actors into busts for Belgian theatre company
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2016Clare Hewitt, a photographer with a thoughtful understanding of people
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2010Celebrities Upside Down
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2014Photography: Joel Devlin's pitch perfect portraits of London's bus drivers
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2025Skate like a lass: Juliet Klottrup’s take on skating, survival and self-expression up north
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Head of a Youthful Male
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2026Most creative work is made to a brief – so is fake art in film actually ‘fake’?
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2021Tung Walsh counts Christopher Nolan, Riz Ahmed and Zaha Hadid among his portfolio subjects
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2016In time for the Oscars, we take a look at Jeremy Liebman's shots of Hollywood stars
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1532Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony
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One hundred portraits of Peking opera characters
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2012Photographer Suki Dhanda's skill and style make her stand out from the rest
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2012Adrià Cañameras photographs Agustí Villaronga with a distinct air of cool!
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2017Amsterdam-based photographer Lois Cohen’s "absurd" portraits
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2015Raw and compelling portraits by photography talent Sophie Mayanne
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2017Gideon Mendel’s heart-wrenchingly tender portraits of a 90s AIDS ward
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1967Twee verklede gasten bij de opening van Paradiso
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2015Baker's latest series captures the characters of the Budapest baths
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2014Our Ace & Tate #ThroughTheEyesOf with Charlie Patterson
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2012A fascinating glimpse into the world of the Tokyo businessman by Bruno Quinquet
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2012What's On: Robert Montgomery
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2012Stunning portraits and charming characters from prolific illustrator Zoe Barker
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2017Victory Journal turns its gaze on Ghana’s boxing scene
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2009Sexy Executives
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2020Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe hopes his audience will understand and – most importantly – enjoy his portraiture
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2012Otherworldly landscapes and ethereal portraiture from the hugely talented Benjamin Schmuck
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2016Jeremiah Quarshie paints hyperreal portraits of Ghanaian women and water
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2012Photographing the fashionistas of the early 1900s – Tom Phillips' new book is fantastic
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2013Art: Nobody likes a show off, but Kang, Kang-hoon's paintings are unnervingly accurate
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2010The President
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2021Sara Hylton on how a portrait shows “the truth of a character or community”
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2019Giovanni Hänninen documents the people of Tambacounda through 200 portraits
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2018Chase Middleton’s candid, bizarre and compelling photographs of strangers
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2020At just 19, photographer Gabriel Gayle has a striking gaze
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2021Vivek Vadoliya lenses the confidence and character of Bradford-based Speakers Corner Collective
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2017Jouk Oosterhof on 15 years of photographing her neighbour and muse André (some NSFW)
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2013Convention goers captured with consummate skill by Vincent Glielmi
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2016Ilona Szwarc’s wonderful series of all-American rodeo girls
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2019In The Boys, Rick Schatzberg photographs his group in their 66th year of friendship
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2012Olivier Kugler: Drawn From Life/Reportage
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2012Civil War heroes with their faces falling off courtesy of Manuel Birnbacher
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2019In her new series, Nicole Ngai captures the intimate exchanges among friends
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2016Kenta Nakamura’s obscure images of strangers wearing 3D glasses
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2024Samuel Almansa lends his airbrush style to ceramic-like portraits of animals
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2015Francesca Jane Allen shoots modern woman of the moment Jessie Andrews
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2015Mick Rock's unseen images of David Bowie in his transformative Ziggy Stardust days
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2025A heartwarming series from Owen Harvey captures the young men taking part in a floral tradition
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2016Blaise Cepis’ offbeat portraits mix arousal and body horror
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2011What's On: Taryn Simon
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2015Kei Imazu's warped oil paintings reimagine classical portraiture
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2012Alexis Vasilikos takes stunning photographs –check them out
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2024Ozark Renegades follows a trick riding rodeo team in Missouri as they dangle “inches above the dust”
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2017New book from Viviane Sassen explores her relationship with her muse Roxane — again (NSFW)
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2016Beautifully considered portraiture from photography duo Hill & Aubrey
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2016Gem Fletcher and Ken Hermann’s cinematic series captures the wrestlers of Inner Mongolia
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2016Photographer Josh Ethan Johnson's captivating characters
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2012What's On: Lucian Freud Portraits
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2016Stars, drag queens, and the literati: Avedon and Warhol’s heroes and antiheroes
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2020Hao Zeng’s new black and white portrait series is inspired by modern youth
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2019Jackson Bowley on how he exaggerates a subject's personality in his portraiture
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2012Come breathe in the nostalgia of Joseph Sterling's portraits of adolescence
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2014Photography: Kate Peters captures famous faces with consummate skill
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2019Ryan Driscoll’s portraits of mythological figures reflect on his Queer experiences
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2015Photographer Jenny Lewis takes us inside the shrinking worlds of Hackney studios
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2013Nadav Kander's Bodies. 6 Women. 1 Man stuns you in print form
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2007Pale Young Gentlemen
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2012Office life getting you down? Check out Isabelle Wenzel's photos of the working lady
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2012Ewen Spencer's Open Mic series beautifully captures the UK hip-hop scene
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2024The life cycle of tro tro buses: Caleb Kwarteng Prah fuses portraiture with Ghana’s popular transport
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2026Poster - Abraham Lincoln (1930) 02
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2019Idalia Ramos Rangel - FBI Wanted Poster
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2017Photographer Gilleam Trapenberg explores macho culture against rose-tinted skies in Big Papi
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2010The Artist Is Present—Portraits
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2018The graceful and sensitive photography of Fumi Nagasaka
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2018Xerox by Jackson Bowley juxtaposes glossy beauty portraits with gritty texture and tone
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2019Painter Ania Hobson combines contemporary and traditional styles in her portraits
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2017Alexandra Von Fuerst's strong and tender photographs of the female form
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2007Alicia J Rose
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2009Terry Richardson
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2010Jacob Holdt
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2021The depiction of “an unattainable chic woman”: Kseniia Grebennikova pays tribute to her grandma in her home town, Nevelsk
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2012Dapper gents and sinister gals from the magnificent Paul X Johnson
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2018Maxwell Granger captures irony and authenticity in portraits of his friends in their rooms
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2021Kwabena Sekyi Appiah-Nti’s new photo book documents Ghanaian culture and “its immense heritage”
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2017Bharat Sikka’s intense images of young men in the wild landscapes of Kashmir
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2014Pretty portraits of pretty boys by photographer David Armstrong
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2010Andrew Zuckerman
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2016Expressive photographic portraits by Phil Sharp show the characters of a single London street
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2017Maxwell Granger’s refreshingly disparate and tongue-in-cheek portraiture
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2014Spirited updates from spectacular 20-year-old photographer Olivia Bee
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2012Thomas Brown and Sarah May create an oddly optimistic portrait of creative frustration
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2014Andy Freeberg captures gallery owners and art sellers in their galleries
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2018Andrés Mañon documents Mexico City's queer creative scene through ornate portraiture
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2017Photographer Mehdi Lacoste on working with Actress
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2012Real class portraits from a teachers pov now being exhibited by Julian Germain
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2015Two Elizabeth Peyton covers grace the new issue of Elephant magazine
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2018Max Miechowski's adept observations of light create honest and intimate portraits
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2013Photography: Up close and personal with David Brandon Geeting's portraits
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2020Joshua Kissi on representation and the danger of a single story
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2021Cynthia Mai Ammann captures life in the transitional Ho Chi Minh City
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2021Alannah Farrell meticulously paints the experiences of their subjects
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2014Photographer Robbie Augspurger's funny and ridiculous retro-inspired portraits
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2015David Fischer’s editorial portraits prize honesty and simple beauty
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2020Using airbrush techniques, Elena Rotenberg paints her parents, buildings and stony deserts
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2015Strong and fabulous females in Louise Rosenkrands' editorial illustrations
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2016“People think of my work as ‘quirky’ but I just document groups”: Neal Slavin’s 40 years of mass portraiture
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2016Photographer Nadav Kander joins the lineup for Here 2016
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2019Neil Bedford’s photography zine, Twelve, captures boxing's biggest personalities
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2019Caroline Walker paints the unseen women of London's service industries
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2012Marco Scozzaro celebrates some of the world's most curiously appealing men
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2015Photographer Delphine Chanet captures the carefree energy of adolescence
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2017Alex de Mora on shooting Vice parties and famous footballers
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2012Beautifully personal portraits of Londoners from every nation under the sun
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2018Photographer Nathan Cutler adds a softer tone to the conversation of masculinity
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2017Sam Bayliss Ibram’s portraits illuminate the faces of underground club culture
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2012Ilona Szwarc: American Girls
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2014Neil Krug's excellent series of photographs of Lana del Rey
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2014Photography: James Friedman captures Andy Warhol up close and weird
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2015Photographer Jody Rogac is back with more graceful yet powerful portraits
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2019Sepia-infused and cinematic, Sam Nixon turns his lens on the stories of the world
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2015Ella Kruglyanskaya paints bawdy portrayals of the female form
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2017Robert Otto Epstein's paintings of celebrity Google image search results
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2014Stephanie Gonot shoots Jesse Thorn larking about in his office for BBW
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2013Photography: A modern portrait of 26 States of America by Jack Davison
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2019Illustrator Anshika Khullar creates snapshots of the lives of underrepresented people
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2025Sid Pattni’s portraits unpack the internalised colonial gaze
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2011Idan Friedman: Profiles
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2024Celebrities Kissing Themselves shows us just what AI and celebrity have in common – imperfection
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2015Striking collograph portraits by Glasgow grad and illustrator Ianthe Hope
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2014Quietly powerful portraits by up-and-coming photographer Maya Fuhr
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2014Beautiful monochrome portraits of Alzheimer's patients
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2013Illustration: It doesn't get lovelier than Claire Softley. She even has a nice name.
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2014Nick Ballon photographs a host of famous faces for leading magazines
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2014Some exciting new works by David Hockney on show at NY's Pace Gallery
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2020Tek Hod: Embroidered Wrestlers of the North examines masculinity and ritual
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2013Publication: Elizabeth Peyton creates a romantic tome for Nieves
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2015Dan Wilton shot the characters he met at the top of LA's Runyon Canyon
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2011Hellovon: Lennon
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2012Having it large dressed as a fox? Alan Powdrill portraits some Party Animals
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2021To Survive on This Shore spotlights transgender and gender nonconforming older adults through portraiture and interviews
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2012Tate St Ives presents a great influencer and octogenarian painter, Alex Katz
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2013Strange places and famous faces captured by the extraordinary eye of Dana Lixenberg
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2013Photography: Chris Frazer Smith's Samsung portraits are brilliantly weird
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2012Beautifully eerie mother and daughter portraits from Julia Fullerton-Batten
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2019David Rothenberg discusses his unique portraits of the passengers of planes
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2015Another Here talk of yesteryear – The Gentlewoman's Penny Martin
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2017Photographer Ronan McKenzie tells us about ongoing personal project Girls
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2019Darren Shaddick illustrates his version of “the ultimate cool person”
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2018Alexandra Leese shoots a series of characterful Welsh Nans for Helmut Lang
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2014Photography: Peter Byrne's portraits of real life 21st Century cowboys
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2011Erik Madigan Heck
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2019Photographer Anne-Sophie Guillet’s stunning portraits challenge gender binaries
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2016Swedish illustrator Martin Nicolausson’s delightfully ambiguous portraits
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2013Photography: Lucile Godin's portraits capture a quiet kind of beauty
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2020“It’s full of magic”: Dominique Booker shares her organic conversations of the African diaspora
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2023Mercy Moktar is a photographer who is all about “playful and elegiac” portraiture
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2016King of weird Wong Ping has outdone himself with an x-rated portrait of marital woe
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2012What's On: Rineke Dijkstra
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2022Rubee Samuel’s photobook Omo Nigeria explores the Londoner’s emotional ties to West Africa
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