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Editor's note: The World Beard and Moustache Championships are quite possibly the best things ever to happen to facial hair. Since 1990, the semi-annual competition has turned growing and grooming into a high-class art form, and the 2017 edition just wrapped up in Austin, Texas, over the weekend.

Photographer Greg Anderson was on the scene taking poignant portraits of the wildest and most wonderful entries, and here they are for your enjoyment. Be sure to vote for your favourites, and let us know which ones you might dare to try yourself.

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Tinka Maruu
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9 years ago

I love the way the tips of his mustache appear to be balancing his hat. His entire ensemble is perfect.

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    Too bored to do this!
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    How long would this take to do??

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    Anna Galina Petty
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    He's beard looks surprised

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    Margie Lazou
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    at least this one's actually creative.. getting my like.

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    Too bored to do this!
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Looks a bit like pretzels

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    shewhomustnotbenamed
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Hope the chest hair is not real! :D

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    Melissa Apple
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    9 years ago

    Wowza, that's a braid!

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    Palmyre Lgl
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Very octopussy

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    Community Member
    9 years ago

    just chilling~

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    Benny Lava
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    He forgot to do the eyebrow.

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    Roos Dillema
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Good looking man!

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    Agnė Kam
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    WOW

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    Joanne Martin
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Simple elegance.

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    Andrew Gibb
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    A cross between a serial killer and Salvador Dali

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    Margie Lazou
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    poirot tache. totally liked.

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    Tinka Maruu
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    I hope they take some of these participants' looks and make them into video game characters... Or maybe these guys got their ideas FROM video games? Anyway, I love them all!

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    Sanchit Jain
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Human Porcupine.

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    Shinomi Chan
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    YESS! Real life Eggman!

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    Tiago Cruz
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Aramis!

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    Mark Hand III
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Channeling Johnny Depp.

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    Atlantin
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    I love his eyes!

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    Clare McDuff
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Someone call MIB

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    MacacoMonkey
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    I wish it were green like his hair!

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    M. B
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    if only the bottom half was made into a flux capacitor bc he nailed the 88

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    Susan Kraemer
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    What a poop head🤣😂🤣🤣

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    Maverick rudometkin
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    magnifique

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    Wendy Woo
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Looks like his face is stretching out!

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    Mini Skafsgaard
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    very clever

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    Joanne Martin
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Very cool.

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    Nini
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    *Cthulhu and 89 mythical monsters like it.*

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    Ricardo Lopes
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    I would like to see some birds on that

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    M. B
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    1880's Moriarty

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    Shinomi Chan
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Close up from Eggman?

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    Mark Hand III
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    His beard is saying ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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    Susan Stuart
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Dudley Dowrite, Right?

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    Sanchit Jain
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Comedian!

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    Li
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    his smile is so cute

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    Joanne Martin
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Neat.

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    Nini Cole
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Déjà je n'aime pas la barbe !!!! Alors là c'est le pompon !

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