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A diptych featuring a close-up of bright orange lilies on the left and a portrait of a person on the right. The person has long dark hair and wears a light blue shirt with a black collar.

Ann Woo

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Alex Moshakis
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Date
15 March 2011

Photographer Ann Woo’s portfolio is highly selective, but what is selected is incredible. Including features on playing card patterns, sunsets, and two seemingly miscellaneous series, her work is both technically and conceptually superb. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Woo is now based in New York, where she studied at the International Center of Photography.

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Alex Moshakis

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Alex originally joined It’s Nice That as a designer but moved into editorial and oversaw the It’s Nice That magazine from Issue Six (July 2011) to Issue Eight (March 2012) before moving on that summer.

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