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Georgia O’Keeffe’s workspace
Elizabeth Taylor, 1959
Bette Davis
Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick, 1978)
1969
Though many of Leen’s assignments were quite pedestrian—her photos have titles like “A Couple Looking for a House to Buy,” “Children Attending a Birthday Party,” and “American Women Playing Bridge”—her images are packed with as much violence, sexual tension, and mystery as any David Lynch film. Her photos wouldn’t look out of place next to Cindy Sherman’s on a gallery wall. But, unlike Lynch or Sherman, Leen found tension in the real world, and her subjects weren’t actors—they were just everyday people living out their lives.
The Surreal World of Nina Leen
 
Sophia Loren
Pattie Boyd
Ph. by David Hamilton
Ph. by David Hamilton
Ph. by David Hamilton
Ph. by David Hamilton