CULTURE

For World Photo Day, a Few of the Most Memorable Pictures “W” Has to Offer

by W Staff

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Photo by Steven Klein, March 2013

Ever since “W” transformed from a broadsheet paper into the oversize magazine it is today, it has been known as the place where the world’s most talented photographers can indulge their most idiosyncratic — and often controversial — desires. The results are beautiful, yes, but also strange, intimate, wild, fun, and sometimes ridiculous. Most of all, they are memorable. To celebrate World Photo Day, here are just a few of our favorites from the archives.

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Photo by Steven Klein.

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Photo by Bruce Weber.

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Photo by Steven Meisel.

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Photo by Michael Thompson.

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Photo by Alasdair McLellan.

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Photo by Craig McDean.

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Photo by Emma Summerton.

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Photo by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.

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Photo by Tim Walker.

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Photo by Peter Lindbergh.

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Photo by Juergen Teller.

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Photo by Mario Sorrenti.

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Photo by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.

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Photo by Nick Knight.

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Photo by Paolo Roversi.

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Photo by Patrick Demarchelier.

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Photo by Jamie Hawkesworth.

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Photo by Richard Burbridge.

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Photo by Philip-Lorca diCorcia.

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Photo by Roe Ethridge.

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Photo by Ryan McGinley.

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Photo by Venetia Scott.

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Photo by Willy Vanderperre.