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From haircuts to weird English pastimes James O Jenkins has it covered

Date
12 April 2012

“Nice hair!” is a classic phrase. “Have you had a haircut?” is even better. The difference in appearance after a mere haircut is pretty marvellous. James Jenkins, documenter of mundane weirdness, has taken a charming series of before-and-after shots of people at the barbers, competing in sports matches and even skydiving. His other projects include a fascinating insight into the Queen’s guard and a hilarious series of images documenting strange, British, ritualistic sporting events. See you at the Whittlesea Straw Bear Man Festival!

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James O Jenkins: Before and After – Kevin Hudson (Mr Toppers Haircut)

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James O Jenkins: Before and After – Lester Wagman (Mr Toppers haircut)

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James O Jenkins: Before and After – Hamid Vaghefian (Mr Toppers Haircut)

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James O Jenkins: Before and After – Garteh Thomas (Skydivers)

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James O Jenkins: Cumbrian Wrestling

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James O Jenkins: Otterbourne Mummers

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James O Jenkins: The Burryman

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James O Jenkins: Whittlesea Straw Bear Man Festival

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James O Jenkins: Eisteddfod

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James O Jenkins: World Conker Championships

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James O Jenkins: Hunting the Earl of Rone

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James O Jenkins: Hunting the Earl of Rone

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Liv Siddall

Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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