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A man's eyes may be the window to his soul, but his flip-flops say more about what he does during the day. With "The Shoe Project," Norwegian photographer and filmmaker Ellen Ugelstad presents a cheerful portrait series of San Francisco citizens and their footwear. Grandpa Collins dons gleaming white sneakers. Carpenter Bill laces on impressively worn work boots. And Ayu, a woodcut artist, slips lime green socks in to her patent leather Mary Janes. A self-described "superstudent" laughs while perfectly turned out in a Man of Steel T-shirt and platform suede boots, and a white-bearded nudist stands discretely in worn brown flip flops. Let those toes breathe some air.

While you're here, be sure to check out Ellen Ugelstad's other series. Her "Outside (in America)" chronology offers a quirky, fascinating view of the denizens, shop windows, and billboards of the U.S.A. "One View" presents abstracted, often light-suffused, images of ceilings, skies, and windows.

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