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Carnival Strippers: New York Times Best Photography Books of 2022

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Nov 2, 2023

"The pictures, which were shot in smoky low-light on black-and-white film in the original volume, cover both sides with candor and equanimity: the skin show of imperfect bodies and primordial gawkers out front and the world of female intimacy backstage. You can feel her affection for her subjects, but none of the other emotions on display are quite that simple. It’s a complex tale of need, work, lust, yearning, abasement and endurance."

- Lucy Sante

The Women Behind the Camera
Some of the year’s best photography books come from artists like Carrie Mae Weems and Susan Meiselas, Rosamond Purcell and Lorna Simpson.
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