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"Las Pelilargas" by Irina Werning In "Las Pelilargas," Irina Werning praises the impeccably long hair of Latina women and girls. Werning started the series in 2006, when people were communicating with each other mostly offline. "Back then, because of the lack of social media, I would go to mountain towns and stay there for months, putting up signs in markets, in schools to find them, and even organizing long hair competitions," she says For many indigenous communities in Argentina, hair spiritually ties women to nature and broader practices that promote respect and care for the land. Photo Shot