Photographer Nadia Lee Cohen cosplays as 33 different characters for her new book. See more:
-- that used old Hollywood glamour to create a sprawling study of femininity and empowerment. Here, Nadia casts only herself, playing all 33 of the characters imagined following the name badge's discovery.
"The characters were driven by objects and formed as though they were intended for non-existent TV soaps or short films," Nadia says."I was very conscious of wanting them to look like actual people that exist and not like me in a wig.
Each persona even has their own quote, which Nadia would practise in their different accents while getting into character over the two-week shoot."David from IDEA came up with some lines for the characters based on the initial reference photos. Brilliantly odd anecdotes, like this for Lilian Ressler: 'If I wrote a book it would be a bestseller.
Nadia also looked to pioneers in photography -- ones who make images entirely unlike her own -- for inspiration for this work."I was quite fascinated at the way certain photographers could tell an entire story or share their perspective just from taking a photograph," she adds.
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