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As you know, the Lucie Award–nominated international photo magazine GUP (Guide to Unique Photography) centers each of its bimonthly issues on a single topic, such as “The Black Issue,” with portfolios by Pieter Hugo, Phyllis Galembo, Paul D’Amato, and Roger Ballen, among others; “Graduates,” featuring Annick Ligtermoet, Sofie Van Dam, and Audrey Corregan; and “What We Like,” which includes a photo of Snoop Dogg smoking something that he likes.
The last issue of GUP was dubbed “Young at Heart,” and the magazine invited Lauren Greenfield to offer her take on the concept. “…She approached the theme in a way that was new to us,” the editors write in the introduction to Lauren’s 12-page GUP portfolio. “Young people under the illusion that they are adults but in their hearts are still children. Internally, they are innocent, naïve, uninhibited. Externally, they look older, polished, self-conscious. The influence of modern consumption culture on the mass media has resulted in the children being unable to connect behaviour with age. An ironic look into young hearts.”
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The opener for Lauren's GUP portfolio.
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The “Young at Heart” issue also features portfolios by Natascha Libbert, Robbie Baauw, Jennifer Loeber, Jessica Ingram, and Susana Raab. To download a pdf of Lauren’s GUP portfolio, click here: GUP21_Greenfield.
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