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Charmaine Marinkovich is the photographer behind 40 Over 40, a stunning collection of black and white portraits featuring 40 women aged over 40.
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It was at her “tiny rural Waikato school” that illustrator Cat Chapman realised she had a knack for art, being “the kid you went to if you wanted a drawing of a horse’s head – with very long eyelashes!” But, she admits, she never dared dream it possible to do as a job.
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Delving into the worlds of fashion, beauty and magazines for Verve, here’s a day in the life of photographer Ashlee Lala.
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