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Janine Wiedel

Photography

A glimpse inside London’s high-rise estates in the 1980s

Photographer Janine Wiedel reflects on capturing an intimate portrait of the city’s towers and its residents.

Written by: Miss Rosen
Culture

A bustling portrait of Iran on the brink of revolution

Before the storm — Photographer Janine Wiedel recalls travelling to Iran in 1976 to capture everyday life there, two years before the stirrings of the Iranian Revolution began and would irrecovably change the country.

Written by: Chloé Meley
Culture

The ferries, nightclubs and seaside revelry of '80s Dover

Port in a storm — Photographer Janine Wiedel remembers visiting the UK's major ferry port in 1989, where she immersed herself in a world that often felt frozen in time.

Written by: Charlotte Rawlings

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