Jamie Hankin
Photographer's 22-card black-and-white major arcana showcasing portrait photography skills.
by Jamie Hankin · Self Published Deck Type: Tarot Deck Cards: 22 Rating: stars out of five Where to · 1999
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The record
Jamie Hankin is a New York based photographer, who in 1999 created a twenty-two card Tarot as a showcase and promotional piece for his photography skills. In his deck, the Tarot archetypes are illustrated through costume and prop, pose and lighting, and feature black and white photographs of women posed in a photographic studio. It isn't a traditional Tarot, but the trumps are definitely recognisable despite the artistic licence that has been taken. The Hermit carries a staff and lantern; Death holds a scythe and wears a necklace of bones; the Emperor, a woman, but holding a scepter and sitting on a chair suggestive of a throne. There are also modern touches the Chariot is a motorbike, the model sitting astride it wearing a leather jacket and a level stare. The Pope is also unconventional: the model wears silver armbands from which huge decorative feathers rise. She sits on a small table in a confident pose, her hands on her knees. All of the majors are traditionally titled but for the substitutions of The Pope for the Hierophant, The Seeker for the Hermit, and the Universe for the World. Other cards caught my interest, being cleverly shot and posed. I liked the serenity of the H
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