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Anna Koblish photographs Mara Valentine in a white shirt and loose black tie, red hair and red lips sprawled across a black and white checkerboard set by Paige Strabala.

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Mara Valentine lying on a black and white checkerboard floor, hand raised, red hair fanned out
Mara Valentine crouching in a white shirt and black tie, red bangs shadowing her face
Mara Valentine sprawled on a checkerboard floor in a white shirt, black gloves and tie
High angle view of Mara Valentine lying stretched out on a checkerboard floor in a white shirt
Mara Valentine seated on the checkerboard floor, one arm raised, black boots and tie, teal backdrop
Upside-down close-up of Mara Valentine's face with red hair and red lips
photographerAnna Koblish
modelMara Valentine
set designerPaige Strabala

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