Parker Day is a photographer based in

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, known for her deeply saturated portraits shot on

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. She grew up in San Jose, and was influenced by time spent at her father's comic book shop. Day makes use of make up and costumes pulled from her own closet for portraits reminiscent of a photobooth. Her work explores the performance of identity, and the construction of character through costuming. Her 100 portrait series ICONS was displayed at Superchief Gallery in Los Angeles in 2017. A companion book of ICONS was released by not a cult that same year. The series focuses on individuals who are considered contemporary social icons, including

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, Penelope Gazin, Scotty Sussman, and more. Day released a lust, innocence and flesh themed series called "Possessions" in 2017 to commemorate the three-year anniversary of queer feminist fashion zine ''Polyester''. In 2018, Day created a series of portraits in her signature retro aesthetic of 89-year-old fashion icon Baddie Winkle for

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Day, Parker Living people Photographers from California American women photographers Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women