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Kimiko Yoshida: Never a Bridesmaid, Always a Bride

02 The Green Tea Bride. Self-portrait, 2006

Photographer Kimiko Yoshida has been playing dress-up for a long time. She also snaps a lot of pictures of herself. Yet with all those costume changes, the character she plays is almost always the same.

Yoshida’s online gallery holds more than 150 stunning self-portraits of the artist dressed as brides from different cultures throughout history. Thought-provoking, even mesmerizing, these photos represent nearly 10 years of fantasy and personal discovery for an award-winning artist who’s literally married to her work.

02 The Blue Kenya Bride with Luo and Turkana Ornaments. Self-portrait, 2005
10 The Angela Davis Bride. Self-portrait, 2003
42 The Naga Bride, Birmany. Self-portrait, 2003
18 The Bride of the Night, Cartier. Self-portrait, 2003
24 The Bamileke Bride, Cameroun. Self-portrait, 2003
21 The Sylvie Vartan Bride. Self-portrait, 2002
Yoshida 20ter The Polish Bride with a XIX th Century Crown. Self-portrait, 2005
28 The Ekoi Bride, Nigeria. Self-portrait, 2005
05 The Mao Bride. Self-portrait, 2006
06 The Bride with a nô Mask, Self-portrait, 2005
30 The Phoenix Bride, China, XIX th Century. Self-portrait, 2005
42 The Yemeni Bride, Sanaa, early XX th Century. Self-portrait, 2005