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Face à Face

Laura Barrado photographs Nathaly Cruz face to face: close portraits under sheer netting, red pigment smeared across the eyes, a cigarette and a red rose.

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Nathaly Cruz tilting her head sideways in a black turtleneck and hoop earring, a car behind her at dusk
Nathaly Cruz in profile, head thrown back against a blue sky, hand at her throat
Black and white close portrait of Nathaly Cruz with a cigarette between dark lips, netting over her face
Nathaly Cruz framing her face with both hands above a red rose, coastal sky behind her
Extreme close-up of Nathaly Cruz with red pigment over her eyes and smudged red lips
photographerLaura Barrado
modelNathaly Cruz
makeup artistCarmen Aguilar
makeup artistAnna

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