Joel-Peter Witkin

Joel-Peter Witkin
Witkin in 2009
Born (1939-09-13) September 13, 1939 (age 85)[1]
Brooklyn, New York City
OccupationPhotographer
FamilyJerome Witkin (identical twin brother)
Websitewww.joelpeterwitkin.com

Joel-Peter Witkin (born September 13, 1939) is an American photographer who lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His work often deals with themes such as death, corpses (and sometimes dismembered portions thereof), often featuring ornately decorated photographic models, including people with dwarfism, transgender and intersex persons, as well as people living with a range of physical features. Witkin is often praised for presenting these figures in poses which celebrate and honor their physiques in an elevated, artistic manner. Witkin's complex tableaux vivants often recall religious episodes or classical paintings.[1]

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