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Skiing Faces: How extreme cold weather affects our faces

Trust a British photographer to ponder the weather. On a recent skiing trip Charlie Clift, a London based portrait photographer, was struck by the effect the weather has on our faces. Panda eyes, red noses, wide grins and sun-kissed cheeks - Charlie took his camera to the slopes to photograph the faces of winter sports enthusiasts as they arrived down from the slopes for their lunch break.

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Older man with white hair and beard wearing a red and blue jacket, face flushed and eyes showing signs of sun exposure from time on the ski slopes

The result is a collection of fascinating faces all exposed to the same weather conditions - harsh alpine wind, blazing sunshine and icy snowflakes. If there is one piece of advice to give it is this: always wear sunscreen. Discover more on Charlie’s website.

Clift has dangled CEOs upside down, got shouted at by political leaders, waded up to his chest in floodwaters, and poured pints for dogs. All of it has resulted in some great photographs. He regularly works with a number of editorial and commercial clients including The Sunday Times Magazine, The Independent, Samsung and Action for Children. To keep things fresh and exciting he cannot stop shooting personal work. From attempting to show what it feels like to talk with passionate people to a collective portrait of British emigrants, his photographs capture people’s stories in a single frame. Discover more www.charliecliftphotography.com.

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Close-up portrait of a bearded man wearing an Angel Devil ski cap and blue jacket, with red cheeks and sun-exposed skin from skiing in alpine conditions
Man wearing ski goggles and blue beanie in red jacket, smiling at camera with wind-burnt cheeks in snowy alpine setting
Smiling skier with long dark hair wearing blue-mirrored ski goggles, showing sun-exposed face and characteristic panda eyes from goggle marks on snowy slopes
Young skier with wind-flushed cheeks and dark rings under their eyes, wearing a colourful scarf and purple jacket against a snowy mountain backdrop
Man with windburned cheeks and red nose smiling at a snowy ski resort, with skiers visible in the background
Close-up portrait of a man wearing a blue knitted hat and blue jacket on a snowy ski slope, with visible effects of cold weather on his face
Skier in white helmet and goggles with flushed cheeks and sunburned face after descending snowy alpine slopes
Smiling skier wearing blue helmet and goggles with sun-flushed face and characteristic panda eyes from goggle marks, photographed at a snowy ski resort
Man wearing sunglasses and a patterned headband on a snowy mountainside, showing the effects of harsh alpine weather on his face
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