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A black and white photograph of mechanical or industrial forms, reproduced through repeated Xerox photocopying.

Hard Copy: the zine rethinking photography through Xerox

A photograph reimagined through repeated Xerox photocopying.

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dazeddigital.com

Credit

Creator
Olivia Reavey
Rights
Dazed
Found via
Dazed

Clipped

danysegv

August 21, 2026

On plates

Traits

Movement

ZinepunkGrunge

Imperfect, choppy layouts and heavy analog textures acting as a gritty, human counterbalance to overly sanitized, AI-generated digital art.

Palette & Light

MonochromeBlack & White

Colour removed to a single tonal channel, forcing contrast, texture, and tone to carry the whole image.

VampTonesLow Key

Deep oxblood, plum, and charcoal prioritizing under-exposed imagery and dramatic shadows.

Layout

HardCropAggressive Crop

Subjects severed at the frame edge — faces, objects, and letterforms cut hard rather than contained, using the crop itself as a compositional act.

Treatment

AnalogNoiseGrain / Texture Check

Heavy analog noise, rough scans, and tactile textures serving as an authentic defense against smooth AI perfection.

Medium

PhotoWorkPhotograph

A photograph presented as an image in its own right — camera-made and shown for itself, rather than as the raw material of a poster, spread, or cover.

Shares traits with

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