Michael Nyman Photography

The eyes and the expression behind the makeup have intrigued me the last few days. It’s tempting to read so much into this picture. Though this photo will never achieve the iconic status of Steve McCurry’s Afghanee Refugee, it causes me to ask the same question: does this young girl know how beautiful she is? It’s a whole different use of makeup than what we saw in last week’s “Borrowed” video.

View more photos like these in my Tears of the Clowns post.

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Somewhere in Door County, Wisconsin, June 1997.

To purchase limited edition prints of this and other photographs in the “Something…” series, visit the gallery.

I was walking down Main Street on Sunday morning and noticed a couple of people sitting in a parked car applying make up, and I’m not just talking about a little bit of eye liner. I knew that the Insane Clown Posse had to be back in town.

So, juggalos, help me understand why you do this. Why mimic two nearly-middle-aged guys who sing about “subjects such as cannibalism, rape, murder and necrophilia,”[1] and whose albums are near universally panned by music critics? What makes you tick? Cheaper than therapy? Just having fun? Shock value for mom or dad? If you are pictured in any of the photos below, please click on your photo and leave a comment. And let me know if you’d be interested in doing some studio or location shoots.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insane_Clown_Posse

To purchase limited edition prints of this and other photographs in the “Something…” series, visit the gallery.

The Day in the Life/One Year in Worcester County project is featured in the newly minted Worcester Wired webzine.

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