Gallery: Photog Trades Dignity for Recognition With Awful Studio Portraits

  • perm2008
    Mangini Studio
    01

    perm-2008

    *Perm*
  • Beehive2008
    Mangini Studio
    02

    beehive-2008

    *Beehive*
  • governor2009
    Mangini Studio
    03

    governor-2009

    *Governor*
  • magic2010
    Terry Brown,Mangini Studio
    04

    magic-2010

    *Magician*
  • love2011
    Terry Brown,Mangini Studio
    05

    love-2011

    *Lover*
  • muttonchops2009
    Mangini Studio
    06

    muttonchops-2009

    *Mutton chops*
  • curls2011
    Terry Brown
    07

    curls-2011

    *Curls*
  • stubble2009
    Mangini Studio
    08

    stubble-2009

    *Stubble*
  • Dreads2011
    Mangini Studio
    09

    dreads-2011

    *Dreads*
  • rocker2008
    Mangini Studio
    10

    rocker2008

    *Rocker*
  • Institutional2009
    Mangini Studio
    11

    institutional-2009

    *Institutional*
  • KeyWest2010
    Mangini Studio
    12

    keywest2010

    *Key West*
  • wrestler20090
    Mangini Studio
    13

    wrestler-2009-0

    *Gringo Starr*
  • mohawk2010
    Mangini Studio
    14

    mohawk-2010

    *Mohawk*
  • country2010
    Mangini Studio
    15

    country-2010

    *Country*
  • Suave
    Mangini Studio
    16

    suave-2010

    *Suave*
  • bieber2012
    17

    bieber-2012

    *Bieber*
  • combover2008
    Mangini Studio
    18

    combover-2008

    *Comb-over*
  • highAndTight2009
    Mangini Studio
    19

    highandtight-2009

    *High and tight*
  • skullet2010
    Mangini Studio
    20

    skullet-2010

    *Skullet*
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