People pictures fall into two categories: portraits and candid ... because it was supposed to be and when it's small because the photographer was too shy to get close. Don't be shy.

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Inside find a myriad of icons including Kurt Cobain the front man ... portraits are amongst 200 images by 80 photographers that feature in The National Portrait Gallery’s latest exhibition The ...