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"Did your boyfriend beat you?" "Did you wash the rest of the paint off your face?" "You have your lipstick all over." These are just some of the comments received by the subjects of Copenhagen-based professional photographer Linda Hansen's recent photo series, titled Nevus Flammeus. Also known as port-wine stain, nevus flammeus is a congenital vascular malformation that causes birthmarks ranging in color from light rose to dark red. Staring at somebody with this condition would be considered rude if you saw them out on the street, but Hansen's portrait photography encourages you to stare in order to force the viewer to see the facial features and the person behind the birthmark.

"I want to make a confrontation," Hansen told Feature Shoot. "How long do you have to look? When do you start to see the other details in the photo? The nose or that the clothes are sitting a little wrong. All the small details are really important. When you have looked enough at these beautiful people, the mark doesn't become interesting anymore. I compare it to having a tattoo: It's curious, or a special mark with history. It's unconventional beauty. How come when you have a mark with nature, this is not OK?"

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Ok Ha-Neul
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

so adorable sad though because kids can be really cruel about that kinda stuff

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Always a nose bleed, I wonder how much she's heard that? Beautiful!

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İdil
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She looks like a warrior queen with that fierce look on her face. I think she rocks her birthmark.

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Erica
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She looks scary BUT she's also very pretty. The mark matches her eyes to make it look creepy but it's unique to her and I'm not dissing that.

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Betty Morgan Singer
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She has lovely eyes and a nice shape to her face, but she needs a nice haircut to complement her face.

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Why that hair and that look on her face! Not even a simple smile!

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Emily Wolff
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm sad that this post chooses to call these folk "brave". I have a large port wine stain and don't feel brave having my photo taken, wearing tshirts that show it off, or really doing anything to cover it up. People come in all shapes, sizes, look different, and have different characteristics. Lets get to a point where one doesn't have to be brave to be themselves.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Before there was laser surgery, Dermablend was frequently uses by those that wished to cover. Not all do , &, that is a personal decision .

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