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Confronted, 2012

by Tim Tam

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2013 Finalist

This work is inspired by renowned graffiti artist, Banksy. I had been planning a series of portraits in which subjects contend with evil shadows, representing the darker aspects of their nature. Kiem Nguyen approached me independently with the same idea, except the shadows would be graffiti art in the style of Banksy. This image also references the infamous execution of Nguyễn Văn Lém by Nguyễn Ngọc Loan on a street in Saigon on February 1, 1968.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2013

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