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Trending: This Photographer Is Being Praised for Not Forcing Girls to Smile

By David Schonauer   Monday June 19, 2023


Above: from Brooke Light
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The history of the smile in photography is complicated.

In the early days of medium, the subjects of portraits often did not smile. Why this was has been debated by cultural historians. Some hold that the state of dental hygiene in the 19th century might …


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