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Divided. Model: J.

#blackandwhite #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #originalphotography #portraits #strangeportraits #j #chicagophotographer #sansbook

A young woman stands behind the corner of a building. Half of her face is concealed. Taken in Waukegan, Illinois, in 2017.

October 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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Hiding Each Other. Models: @cassandra-fowler.bsky.social and Anon

#photography #originalphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #strangeportraits #hiddenwomen #hands #chicagomodels #chicagophotographer #artisticphotography #sometimesiamembarassedtocallmyworkart #ohwell

A black and white photo of two women; one woman's chest is concealed by two pairs of hands. The second woman is concealed behind the first. The models are Cassandra Fowler and a second woman who has chosen to remain anonymous.

August 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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One of the Seven. Model: @cassandra-fowler.bsky.social

#womenandbooks #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #photography #chicagomodel #chicagophotographer #strangeportraits #cj

Black and white photo of a woman holding a book called "Seven Splendid Sinners." She is nude and her face is concealed by a black hat.

August 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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Not Delicate. Model: Serpentine

#portraits #strangeportraits #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #chicagomodel #chicagophotographer #serpentine #dangerouswomen #badgirls #notdelicate

Black and white photo of a woman with her face hidden behind a reflective visor. She is clad in black leather and holds a cigarette. The idea for this photo was hers. I have no explanation for it, but it remains one of my favorite portraits.

July 22, 2025 at 5:59 AM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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Alley Photography, Wicker Park. Model: the exceptionally badass @cassandra-fowler.bsky.social

#photography #blackandwhite #streetphotography #monochrome #portraits #strangeportraits #chicagophotographer #chicagomodel #wickerpark #chicago

Black and white photo of a woman in an alley with her camera. The El tracks are on one side, and a graffiti-covered wall is on the other.

July 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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Colorful Mystery. Model: Persia

#photography #originalphotography #portraits #strangeportraits #colorful #hiddenwomen #colorful #masks #masked #persia #chicagophotographer

A woman with long black hair holds a porcelain mask in front of her face. Behind her, light streams in through a colorful stained glass window.

June 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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Otherworldly. Model: M.

#photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #chicagophotographer #portraits #strangeportraits #beautiful #personalfavorites #stilllovethisphoto #heridea

A closeup black and white photo of a woman's face, peering out from the plants in the Lurie Garden, outside the Art Institute of Chicago.

June 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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Dancing Among Words. Model: Sunshine

#photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #originalphotography #strangeportraits #sunshine #chicagomodel #chicagophotographer #womenandbooks

A black and white photo of a woman posing among the bookcases at the Harold Washington Library in Chicago. The photo was taken in April 2024.

June 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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Edging Up To The Line. Model: Van Helsing
#dangerouswomen #inked #tattoos #tattooedwomen #censorship #blackandwhite #monochrome #photography #strangeportraits #nude #nsfw #chicagophotographer #chicagomodel #vanhelsing

A nude woman stands in front of a brick wall. Her body is partially concealed by tape banners reading "CENSOR LINE DO NOT CROSS."

June 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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And Other Maniacs. Model: Sol

#blackandwhite #monochrome #womenandbooks #chicagophotographer #irvingwallace #portraits #strangeportraits #sol

Black and white photo of a woman reading "The Nympho and Other Maniacs," by Irving Wallace.

May 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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Imitating Banksy. Model: Ardis

#banksy #photography #blackandwhite #strangeportraits #womenandbooks #originalphotography #chicagophotographer #chicagomodel

A black and white photo of a model displaying a photo from the book "Banksy: You Are An Acceptable Level Of Threat And If You Were Not You Would Know About It." Her pose is reminiscent of the photo.

May 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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In the bookstore. Model: Diem

#photography #womenandbooks #originalphotography #strangeportraits #chicagophotographer #diem

A woman in a red robe reads in the window of a bookstore. The photo is taken from inside the store, and the light from the window behind her leaves her largely in the shadows.

May 18, 2025 at 5:50 AM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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Dusting off the book. Model: @cassandra-fowler.bsky.social

#photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotos #blackandwhitephotography #womenandbooks #originalphotography #strangeportraits #chicagomodel #chicagophotographer #cj

Black and white photo of a woman blowing dust off the cover of a book.

May 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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Padlocks and Girdles of Chastity. Model: H.

#photography #originalphotography #blackandwhite #strangeportraits #womenandbooks #strangebooks #vintagebooks

A black and white photo of a woman holding the book "Padlocks and Girdles of Chastity." Her body is partially concealed by her long hair and an old padlock. The book is marked as "Privately Printed" and the author and publisher and unlisted. This copy was likely published around 1928.

May 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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Thinking About Life Itself. Model: Jayy

#womenandbooks #books #libraries #publiclibrary #blackandwhite #strangeportraits #melancholy #thinking #jayy #rogerebert #life #lifeitself #waukegan

Black and white photo of a woman looking through a bookcase. Roger Ebert's memoir "Life Itself" is visible in the foreground. Taken in the Waukegan Public Library, 2017.

May 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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Women Who Read Are Dangerous. Model: Ardis

#womenreading #womenandbooks #dangerouswomen #dangerousbooks #womenwhoreadaredangerous #goth #strangeportraits #chicagomodel #chicagophotographer #stefanbollman #abbevillpress #ardis #blackandwhite

Black and white photo of a woman holding the book "Women Who Read Are Dangerous," by Stefan Bollman. (Abbeville Press, New York, 2016)

May 4, 2025 at 5:57 AM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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Reading Whitman, Out of View. Model: Nia
#womenreading #womenandbooks #photography #blackandwhite #poetrybooks #waltwhitman #nia #strangeportraits

Black and white photo of a woman reading a book of poetry by Walt Whitman. Her face is hidden from view.

April 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM Everybody can reply

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Dangerous Reader. Model: Ardis

#blackandwhite #womenandbooks #womenreading #dangerouswomen #goth #gothgirls #strangeportraits #chicagomodel #chicagophotographer #ardis #censorship #azarnafisi #dangerousreader #bookbans #bookburning

Black and white photo of a woman reading Azar Nafisi's book "Read Dangerously." She is sitting on a wooden crate. Lettering on the side of the crate reads "DANGER - BOOKS - BURN WITHOUT READING."

April 22, 2025 at 4:57 AM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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Devil's Tome. Model: Ardis
#womenandbooks #womenreading #dangerouswomen #goth #gothgirls #strangeportraits #chicagomodel #chicagophotographer #ardis #thedevilstome #shivahoney #alexandercorey #luciengreaves

A woman with bright blue hair holds a copy of the book "The Devil's Tome" by Shiva Honey. Gravestones and memorial monuments are visible in the background.

April 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM Everybody can reply

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Bizarre Romance.
Book: @audreyniffenegger.bsky.social and @eddiecampbell.bsky.social; Model: @cassandra-fowler.bsky.social

#photography #blackandwhitephotos #womenandbooks #strangeportraits #chicagomodel #chicagophotographer #bizarreromance #audreyniffenegger #eddiecampbell #cj #personalfavorites

Black and white photo of a woman concealing her face behind the book "Bizarre Romance" by Audrey Niffenegger, with illustrations by Eddie Campbell. The book is wonderful. "The Church of the Funnies" alone is worth the price of admission. The model is Cassandra Fowler and the photo was taken in 2018.

April 15, 2025 at 6:30 AM Everybody can reply

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Strange Girl #1. Model: @cassandra-fowler.bsky.social

#strangewomen #strangegirls #strangeportraits #strange #portraits #chicagomodel #chicagophotographer

A woman holding a camera leans against the wall of a brick building. The sign painted on the building reads: "STRANGE GIRLS - Can They - Marry like other girls? Have children? Be happy as they are? WHY? Were They Born"

April 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM Everybody can reply

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Juli Adams

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A portrait in watercolor of a boyfriend I had ages ago. He seems about as pleased as I am right now. :/

#art #watercolor #strangeportraits #howareyoutoday

April 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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Read Dangerously, in Color. Model: Ardis
#readdangerously #womenandbooks #azarnafisi #womenreading #dangerouswomen #goth #gothgirls #strangeportraits #chicagomodel #chicagophotographer #ardis

A woman with bright blue hair is reading Azar Nafisi's book "Read Dangerously." Flashes of color from prisms a visible on her body and in the background.

April 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM Everybody can reply

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Behave. Model: M
#womenreading #womenandbooks #photography #blackandwhite #behave #originalphotography #chicagophotographer #chicagomodel #strangeportraits #m

A woman crouches on a table. Her face is concealed by a copy of the book "Behave," by Robert M. Spolosky.

March 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM Everybody can reply

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Pandora Books

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Shelved. Model: Sunshine
#womenandbooks #blackandwhite #originalphotography #strangeportraits #sunshine #chicagomodel #chicagophotographer

Black and white photo of a woman lying on an open shelf at the Harold Washington Library.

March 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM Everybody can reply

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