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Tomoko Sawada: The Woman With 400 Faces
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· October 7, 2026
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Key points The woman's efforts are documented in a post about Tomoko Sawada, also known as The Woman With 400 Faces. A young woman spent a year taking ID photos in an automated photo booth.
A young woman spent a year taking ID photos in an automated photo booth. She would feed coins into the machine, adjust the stool, and wait for the flash. After a few minutes, the booth would produce a strip of black-and-white photos. This ritual was repeated multiple times, resulting in a collection of photos.
The woman's efforts are documented in a post about Tomoko Sawada, also known as The Woman With 400 Faces. Further details about her project are available from the source.
The photo booth was located outside a subway station, and the woman's photos were produced over the course of a year. More information can be found in the original post.
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Published: October 7, 2026 ·
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