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July 26th, 2012
06:59 PM ET
Awesomely bad portraits of Olympic athletes
JOE KLAMAR/AFP/GettyImages
A photo exhibit of Team USA 2012 opens in New York on Friday. A press release from the art gallery reads, "You will not see world-class athletes like this anywhere."
Critics will say that's because the pictures by AFP photographer Joe Klamar are terrible. They pick at the lighting, awkward poses and shoddy backdrop.
JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images
His supporters call the work honest and original. AFP defended Klamar in a blog post addressing the controversy.
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