Expecting to fly: Avery Norman’s moving images of girlhood – in pictures

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The Texas-born photographer – and LensCulture critics’ choice award winner – talks us through her images exploring youth, identity and desire Continue reading...

The Texas-born photographer – and LensCulture critics’ choice award winner – talks us through her images exploring youth, identity and desire

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