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A thread 🧵 of the most iconic photos taken in pop culture:
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Grace jones photographed by jean-paul goude, 1981 Image
Madonna photographed by patrick demarchelier, 1990 Image
Britney spears photographed by david lachapelle, 1999 Image
Lady gaga photographed by david lachapelle, 2009 Image
Björk photographed by nick knight, 1997 Image
Cher photographed by harry langdon, 1978 Image
Whitney houston photographed by richard avedon, 1987 Image
mariah carey photographed by david lachapelle, 1999 Image
Miley cyrus photographed by annie leibovitz, 2008 Image
Janet jackson photographed by patrick demarchelier, 1993 Image
Eminem photographed by david lachapelle, 1999 Image
Naomi campbell photographed by jean-paul goude, 2009 Image
Madonna photographed by jean baptiste mondino, 1990 Image
Donna summer photographed by mario casilli, 1976 Image
Christina aguilera photographed by miranda penn turin, 2002 Image
David bowie photographed by brian duffy, 1973 Image
Madonna photographed by herb ritts, 1986 Image
Kim kardashian photographed by jean-paul goude, 2014 Image
Rihanna photographed for rolling stone, 2013 Image
Beyoncé photographed by markus klinko, 2003 Image
Kylie minogue photographed by vincent peters, 2000 Image
Lil' kim photographed by david lachapelle, 2000 Image
Grace jones photographed by jean-paul goude, 1978 Image
Miley cyrus photographed by kevin winter, 2024 Image
Madonna photographed by lorraine day, 1990 Image
Lady gaga photographed by marco grob, 2010 Image
Lana del rey photographed by neil krug, 2014 Image
Amy winehouse photographed by broomberg & chanarin, 2006 Image
Amy winehouse photographed by bryan adams, 2007 Image
Marilyn monroe photographed by alfred eisenstaedt, 1953
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Beyoncé photographed by peter lindbergh, 2008 Image
Nicki minaj photographed by gl wood, 2010 Image
Princess diana photographed by patrick demarchelier, 1990 Image
Rihanna photographed by paolo roversi, 2015
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Tupac photographed by david lachapelle, 1996
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Katy perry portrait painted by will cotton, 2010 Image
Sade photographed by albert watson, 1992 Image
Michael jackson photographed by dick zimmerman, 1982 Image
Avril lavigne photographed by sonya farrell, 2002 Image

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