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A Portfolio of Beautiful People
Magnus Laupa

A Portfolio of Beautiful People

Whether it’s a president, a student, a shepherd, or a director, I try to photograph everyone with respect. I just want them to feel like themselves in front of my lens.

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14
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Created
Jun 11, 2025
Updated
Jun 11, 2025
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#Greta Thunberg #Eminem #Zelenskyj #Quentin Tarantino #Table Tennis #Olympic School #Portraits #Lens Culture #Romania #China #Ethiopia #Usa #The United States #Colorphotography #Photojournalist #Storytelling #Magnus Laupa #Photographer #Thunder Storm #Uganda #Climate Change

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Greta Thunberg is the schoolgirl from Sweden who gave the climate movement a voice.
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Old and New Times in Periam, Romania. Traditional sheep farmers are being pushed out as the younger generation prefers modern clothing made from synthetic and cotton materials.
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Before Eminem opened his mouth I took a shoot. In “Godzilla”, the rapper squeezes 225 words into one 30-second segment, that's a rapid 7.5 words per second!
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A glance speaks louder than a thousand words. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj is traveling the globe in a bid to rally international support. Stockholm, May 31, 2024.
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Talented table tennis player Cheng Haolun practicing at Beijing Shichahai Sports School, an elite school for young athletes. The school with its slogan “united, fighting, enterprising and diligence”, has bred World Champions.
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Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces General Micael Bydén aboard a Hercules aircraft en route to Aurora 23, the largest military exercise since the Cold War.
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Ivan Wamusi sends a sms to get a safe ride home. A sign outside Mbale Table Tennis Club reads: “Use the power of sport to fight HIV/AIDS!”. In a country struggling with poverty and drug issues, table tennis has become a positive alternative for young Ugandans.
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Ovidius lives at the local orphanage in Periam, Romania.
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Quentin Tarantino visits Stockholm ahead of the premiere of his new film Inglourious Basterds. Jerker Mårgård catches the moment with his favourite director when he arrives. Jerker has tattooed his back with the most iconic scene from Pulp Fiction.
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The young herder with a spear in hand protects his flock against preditors in Ethiopia’s Nechisar National Park.
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A nice moment with Joyce DuBose at DuBose Quarter Horses, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
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Jiashis New Eyes. Jiashi, 17, received a “Western-style” eye surgery as a birthday gift from her mother. The procedure was meant to improve her chances of getting a leading role in the school choir. In today’s Shanghai, development is moving at a dizzying pace and with it, the world is changing. Stress and the pursuit of money have become increasingly prominent phenomena.
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Wang Xue is smiling at the Olympic School for volunteers in Beijing. – Why do you think they chose you to present medals at the Olympics? “I have a nice figure, the right height, I’m slim and smart. And I love to smile. I’ll be the smiling face that represents China to the world.
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Today Greta Thunberg is hailed as a Messiah for the planet.
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