“In college, all my friends were graffiti writers, but I never wrote graffiti. I wanted to participate and do something cool on the street, so I'd make these portraits of people. I'd isolate them on a white wall, make a silkscreen of it, and do these portraits in bathrooms and all around. That's how I started the Polaroids.”
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Ryan McGinley
Ryan McGinley is an American photographer known for his works that focus on teenagers and natural landscapes. His photographs often have a dreamlike quality, capturing the carefree lifestyle of young people in natural settings. more
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