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All articles filed in August 2018

David Bowie's mugshot taken by police department, Rochester N.Y, in 1976
Fascination Law & Order25 August 201819 January 2019

Mugshot – the portrait offer you can’t refuse

There is definitely something morbid about our fascination with police mugshots – the outcome of what is easily the most uncomfortable of all portrait sessions.

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  • JEN ROBERTSON @jendoesartnow |  #unitedbyportrait |  We are all on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, but there is a creative way to take portraits... |  Every day a new portrait to fundraise for @icrc the Red Cross' Covid-19 emergency appeal. ------- "This forced isolation (at home it's just me and my cat Phoebe Buffay) is telling me that I am more resilient than I thought", says Jen Robertson, 30, from Edinburgh. "I haven't seen my parents for the last 10 weeks, although they don't live that far from me, given that here in Scotland the lockdown rules are (still) quite strict. As a part-time teacher, I have been furloughed – I miss my children and I don't know when I'll be able to be with them again. However, I live nearby a botanic garden where I try to go every day (making a conscious effort to smile at strangers when I am out) and I do have friends stopping at my gate for a brief chat from a distance." Before the pandemic, Jen had started drawing and watercolour painting: "Things have just spiralled from there, as in the last few weeks I happen to have more time in my hands. It feels like I had a lot to say, I didn't know how to say it, but now I know."
  • CHIARASTELLA SCARANO @chiarastellascarano |  #unitedbyportrait |  We are all on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, but there is a creative way to take portraits... |  Every day a new portrait to fundraise for @icrc the Red Cross' Covid-19 emergency appeal. ------- “Last week, after 50 days of mutual self-isolation, my parents finally got a chance to see my 3- and 2-year-old boys again – that was quite emotional”, says ChiaraStella Scarano, 34, from Naples (Italy). “As a freelance journalist, I’ve been able to work from home, but my husband hasn’t, as he is a pharmacist – we are expecting our third baby in such extraordinary circumstances, but I feel like we are closer than ever. I had to fill in for the nanny who couldn’t come to work, however, this has blessed me with the gift of seeing the whole situation through my sons' eyes – with candor and lightness.” What has this experience taught you? “I used to have very tight schedules, juggling many different responsibilities. Now I am learning how to be more relaxed with myself and I definitely feel like I am becoming less and less anxious.”
  • LAURA ELLA @lae.model.artist |  #unitedbyportrait |  We are all on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, but there is a creative way to take portraits... |  Every day a new portrait to fundraise for @icrc the Red Cross' Covid-19 emergency appeal. ------- Creative costumier Laura Ella, 31, is spending her lockdown days at home in Bradford (UK) with her partner (and their cat). "I used to commute 4 days a week to attend a one-year tailoring course, so the lockdown has definitely changed my routine. We are currently being taught remotely – instead of all the machinery we had at the college, I had to borrow some tools and even purchase some others. In a way, this is preparing me for when I won't attend the course anymore. Learning at home trough Zoom is a different experience which does require a lot of motivation – it's so easy to get distracted in your own environment. The only way forward is to try and find a home routine that looks like the days in college!"
  • NIKKY LYLE @nikkylylecreative |  #unitedbyportrait |  We are all on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, but there is a creative way to take portraits... |  Every day a new portrait to fundraise for @icrc the Red Cross' Covid-19 emergency appeal. --------- “The lockdown is very heavy for people with mental health conditions, as it adds isolation to isolation. When my friend Emmi took her own life a few weeks ago, I thought: if only she could have had something to focus on... something to make her realise that there is an end in sight”, says creative recruiter Nikky Lyle, 33, from her lockdown home in Folkestone, UK. It was while grieving her friend’s loss that Nikky contemplated the idea of inviting everyone of us to write a letter to our future selves – the post-quarantine “us”. “Writing is one of the most helpful things we can do during a time of stress. The slower pace of putting pen to paper allows us to order our thoughts and find some clarity”, she says. With the involvement of two like-minded creative professionals – copywriter Claire Medcalf and graphic designer Em Williams – and a few Zoom calls, the Post Quarantine project was born. But what shall we write in this letter? “Whatever today’s you believes the future you will need to read. And more importantly, whatever today’s you needs to write”, they say. Once the social distancing will be over, Nikky, Claire and Em plan to reunite all of us (yes, I’ve written and sent my letter!) with our letters at a big Post Quarantine exhibition party. Make sure you write your own letter too – and head to @_postquarantine for all details, including the address!
  • GIADA SASSOLINO @giadasassolino |  #unitedbyportrait |  We are all on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, but there is a creative way to take portraits... |  Every day a new portrait to fundraise for @icrc the Red Cross' Covid-19 emergency appeal. ------- Italian-born model Giada Sassolino, 28, is spending her lockdown days at home in Manchester (UK) with her partner Michele. "As Italians having a strong connection with our families in Italy, it feels like the quarantine has been longer, as our whole country has been put on lockdown on March 9th, well before the UK. Also, my mum is a nurse, which makes me even more worried. On the bright side, my partner is working from home, and it's very nice to have him around". "The highlight of this period of forced isolation is that I am currently reading an illuminating book –  Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution, by Shiri Eisner. And one lesson I've learnt these days is that I shouldn't plan too much nor wait too long before doing things. So, without further ado, let's drop the bomb (for the rest of the world, as my loved ones already knew it): I am bisexual."
  • MARK TITCHNER @marktitchner @jack__arts @jack_agency |  #unitedbyportrait |  We are all on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, but there is a creative way to take portraits... |  Every day a new portrait to fundraise for @icrc the Red Cross' Covid-19 emergency appeal. ------- If you live in one of the 10 major UK cities, you might have had a chance to spot them, as it happened to me, while you use your daily exercise allowance in eerily quiet streets. When I see the billboards "Please believe these days will pass", with their vivid colours and bold typography, they always bring a sense of hope and expectancy to me – but with an Orwell's "1984" feel to it. "They definitely carry an element of ambiguity", agrees their creator, the London-based renowned artist and Turner Prize nominee Mark Titchner, who is not new to have his artwork displayed in the public realm. The same tagline had been already used by him in previous artworks (in 2012 and after the Brexit referendum), "but I quite like to revisit it in completely different circumstances." "This time, I wanted the posters to have a bright and uplifting look, like a sun-through-the-eyelids effect – in contrast with the grey urban settings where they are affixed, but also with their evangelical/governmental tone, which is somehow like a call to endurance in these difficult times", says Titchner.This poster has also been seen in windows, as it can be downloaded through the Instagram profile of the agencies that commissioned it and Mark's own profile @jack_agency @diabolicalest93 @marktitchner
  • MAZARINE AYINA @thisismazarine  @thetncmokitanis |  #unitedbyportrait |  We are all on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, but there is a creative way to take portraits... |  Every day a new portrait to fundraise for @icrc the Red Cross' Covid-19 emergency appeal. ------- Digital Marketing student Mazarine Ayina, 23, is spending her lockdown days at home in London with her parents and sisters Roni and Raina. This period of forced isolation turned out to be the right opportunity for the three sisters to launch, as @thetncmokitanis trio, a YouTube channel, "where we share our academic and creative career journeys portraying family fun and love, and highlighting our Congolese culture", says Mazarine. And what are you learning from this unusual time? "I've heard good and bad examples of how companies have been treating their staff since the outbreak and I've become more interested in knowing the ethical values of businesses. At the next job interview, I'll definitely question the values of my potential employer!"
  • SILVINA NEDER @silvinaneder |  #unitedbyportrait |  We are all on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, but there is a creative way to take portraits... |  Every day a new portrait to fundraise for @icrc the Red Cross' Covid-19 emergency appeal. ------- Argentinian-born, London-based model, actress and mentor Silvina Neder, 52, is on lockdown in West London. "The River Thames nearby", Silvina says, "is definitely cleaner these days. This period has only reinforced my belief that we are neglecting the environment – we should rethink the way we travel and we consume and thereby embrace a simpler lifestyle." Silvina went from being very busy to finding that all work had been cancelled overnight, "so the first week was quite tough, I guess it was also because myself and my husband were watching too much news. Since then, I've managed to become more productive and in particular I've been working on my Instagram feed, where, building on my own experience, I encourage other women to be confident with their age and look: grey hair looks amazing, and embracing grey has loads of benefits. Now is the time to do it!"

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