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A person sits in a chair within a brightly lit dressing room, reflected in a large mirror. Three pink handbags are displayed on wooden plinths in the foreground.

Photography: Nigel Shafran's naturalistic shots of a shopping spree on Avenue Montaigne

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Date
7 April 2014

Nigel Shafran’s approach to photography is utterly unlike anything else I’ve ever seen. Taking often mundane aspects of every day life, Nigel captures them in a way that they’ve never been seen before, turning what we know about photography on its head and presenting something brilliantly enthralling.

For the April issue of British Vogue, for example, Nigel shot a shopping spree on one of the world’s most exclusive streets: Paris’ Avenue Montaigne. He captures his model trying on shoes, worshipping at shop windows from beneath a Chanel umbrella and longingly gazing at price tags. Perhaps most importantly though he succeeds in preserving a naturalistic air that all too often falls prey to the lure of post-production, setting his photographs far apart from the crowd.

A person kneels on a pavement in front of a Chanel shop window, looking up with hands pressed together. A person in a suit stands beside them, holding a black umbrella with “Chanel” written on it.
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Nigel Shafran: Shoot featured in the April issue of British Vogue

A person in a purple dress receives a brown Gucci shopping bag from a staff member. They are standing in a brightly lit, modern boutique with mirrored walls.
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Nigel Shafran: Shoot featured in the April issue of British Vogue

A person in a black leather jacket sits on a low black bench in a minimalist shoe boutique. They hold a brown boot, with several other shoes and black boxes scattered on the white floor around them. Behind them, rows of colourful high-heeled shoes are displayed on white floating shelves.
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Nigel Shafran: Shoot featured in the April issue of British Vogue

Two people stand in a minimalist fashion studio, leaning over a black counter. They both wear white shirts and black clothing, surrounded by black garment racks and stacked boxes.
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Nigel Shafran: Shoot featured in the April issue of British Vogue

A person wearing blue headphones and a white dress stands in a gallery, looking at their phone. They are surrounded by small, colourful handbags displayed on grey plinths and inside glass cases.
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Nigel Shafran: Shoot featured in the April issue of British Vogue

A person carries several white shopping bags while leaving a Giorgio Armani store. A black metal fence with gold spikes runs across the foreground.
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Nigel Shafran: Shoot featured in the April issue of British Vogue

A person adjusts the collar of a brown jacket on a white mannequin. They stand in a brightly lit clothing store beside a rack of patterned garments.
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Nigel Shafran: Shoot featured in the April issue of British Vogue

A person sits on a chair in a high-end clothing boutique, reflected in a large, illuminated mirror. Several bright pink handbags are displayed on wooden plinths in the foreground.
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Nigel Shafran: Shoot featured in the April issue of British Vogue

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Maisie Skidmore

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Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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