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David Pickens

Theatrical Portrait Photographer

I love people’s stories, whether told or written upon their face. I am attracted to interesting, characterful people and the things at the edges, not the middle of the road.

I am fascinated by the opposing ends of photography, the fantastical, quirky, surreal and also the stripped back, no-nonsense, gritty reality.

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