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Face Of The Day

By The Daily Dish

Feb 28 2009, 6:52 AM ET

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This is one of a series of photographs celebrating red-heads: "Root Ginger". Money quote from the artist:

“The book is a tribute to people with this hair colour," says Wicks, “but it is also an investigation into the genetic lottery that we all play… I was interested to explore the phenomenon of recessive genes as well as the human tendency to judge and make snap decisions about people who simply look different to them."

The deepest philosophical treatment of this question I know of can be found after the jump:



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