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A collection of works by South African photographer Peter Hugo. A representative contemporary African artist, he quickly gained attention in the 2000s with his work "Hyena and Other Men," which featured men taming hyenas in the slums of Nigeria. He has continued to create works on racial issues such as apartheid, which is unique to South Africa, as well as poverty and conflict in Africa. While taking a journalistic perspective, he has created a unique worldview by skillfully weaving together the reality of Africa in a more positive rather than negative way, and the assertion of individuality rather than harshness. This book is a collection of portraits of himself and his friends, but by taking advantage of the characteristics of infrared photography, he has used digital technology to convert color to monochrome and emphasize the melanin in human skin and the hemoglobin in blood. Skin blemishes and tan lines stand out, highlighting the real human figure that is the polar opposite of general beauty, while encouraging viewers to look at the portraits with a flat gaze, without distinguishing by skin color. Furthermore, as can be seen from the embossed pigments, all humans are originally "people of color," and the book strongly emphasizes the contradiction of distinguishing humans by the color of their skin. This book is also wonderful in that it uses modern technology and Hugo's sensibility to tell the story using new methods of expression.