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“I'm good at using my face as a canvas… I'll see a photograph of a character and try to copy them on to my face. I think I'm really observant, and thinking how a person is put together, seeing them on the street and noticing subtle things about them that make them who they are.”

Quote by Cindy Sherman

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Cindy Sherman is an American photographer renowned for her self-portrait series. Her work often involves female imagery, exploring themes of gender, identity, and media representation through carefully designed costumes, makeup, and settings. more

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