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A rusted shipwreck lies tilted against a rocky shoreline, partially submerged in churning white surf. The dark hull of the vessel is wedged between a steep cliff and the crashing waves.

Photography: Passionate, fascinating editorial work from Robin Friend

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Date
8 October 2013

Not many people have Gillian Wearing and crocodiles in the same portfolio but Robin Friend does. The reason he keeps getting fantastic commissions is probably because of the sheer passion that drives him to create the images he does. “My work explores the fragile relationship between human beings and nature,” Robin says. “I find this power struggle fascinating. It is all around us. A relationship in flux that is always ebbing and flowing and therefore impossible to predict – apart from the final outcome that is. For that there can only be one winner.” Be sure to check out his Formations series before being informed about the brutality of crocodile hunting in With Sorrow Snare.

A person stands behind several translucent white strips of fabric, holding a bouquet of red, yellow and white flowers. They look directly at the camera, their figure partially obscured by the layers of material.
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Robin Friend: Gillian Wearing

An aerial view of a residential complex with terracotta-roofed houses built on artificial islands. The buildings are connected by small bridges over turquoise water, with a sandy beach curving along one edge.
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Robin Friend: Qatar

A crocodile leaps vertically out of murky brown water with its jaws wide open. It reaches for a piece of raw meat dangling from a line above.
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Robin Friend: With Sorrow Snare

A grey horse swims through turquoise water, its head and neck held above the surface. A thin blue lead rope is attached to its halter.
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Robin Friend: Untitled

An abstract painting of textured grey and black surfaces. A vibrant, vertical streak of blue and green paint cuts through the centre of the composition.
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Robin Friend: Untitled

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Liv Siddall

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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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