Wes Naman asked his friends to experiment with Scotch Tape (Picture: Wes Naman/Rex)

Most people get more attractive after a few glasses of vodka.

But photographer Wes Naman’s friends let things get very ugly.

Instead of playing Twister at his party, Mr Naman, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, wrapped their faces in sticky tape.

He had the idea for the Scotch Tape Series on a photoshoot, after applying tape to himself to test the set-up of a lighting rig.

‘My assistant and I tried it on ourselves and we got a good laugh from it,’ he said, ‘so we decided to call up some friends, got plenty of vodka and Scotch Tape and made an evening out of it.



‘Everyone had a blast and it was fun to see how some were more grotesque than silly and people were trying to outdo one another with the distortion of the face.’

Naman’s portraits weren’t exactly flattering… (Picture: Wes Naman/Rex)

He admitted the experience was ‘slightly painful and uncomfortable’ but added that ‘the vodka helped’.

‘The pictures are full of deep meaning and metaphor, both negative and positive… a social commentary that defies all common sense,’ he joked.

But Mr Naman added: ‘Having done 33 of them, maybe it’s time to wrap it up.’

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