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Lex Shramko

People

Everyone has a unique story

Traveling the globe lets you meet people from various walks of life. You get to hear their stories and learn about their perspectives. And if you're me, you get to capture them and immortalize their stories for others.

An older Egyptian woman clad in black

A man sits and waits at the Russian Metro

Nessim: a woman with dark hair and a piercing gaze

Two Asian men sit on a bench; a mural of an aviatrix is on the wall behind them

A Jewish boy sings the Dayenu

A woman bakes bread in a stone oven

A woman with a beetle crawling on her arm

A Bedouin man selling his wares on a corner

A man clad in yellow sits atop a mountain

A woman sits on a hillside and stares into the distance

An older woman stares into the distance, tucking her dark hair behind her ear

An older woman gazes out into the distance

An older woman stands in a small garden, her arm resting on a decorative weathervane

Hair Donation

Upon completing her Ph.D. dissertation, my friend decided to celebrate by donating her beautiful long hair to a cancer-patient support program that made wigs for cancer patients. Loyal friends made a day (and an exhibition) of the hair-cutting process.

A woman with dark hair, Nivi, smiles for the photographer

Dark-haired Nivi covers her face as the hairstylist approaches with scissors

A White male hairstylist begins cutting Nivi's hair as she looks up apprehensively

A White male hairstylist cuts a section of Nivi's dark hair

A White male hairstylist uses clippers on Navi's head

Navi smiles, eyes closed, as her hair is shampooed and rinsed

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