Stripped bare: Ryan McGinley's Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Alex (2010) McGinley photographed 150 subjects, mostly strangers that he spotted at festivals or concerts Photograph: Ryan McGinley Photograph: guardian.co.uk Ashley (2010) McGinley did not photograph models or people with particular studio experience. He chose young people with attitude and a sense of performance Photograph: Ryan McGinley Photograph: guardian.co.uk Io (2010) Awkward beauty ... the intimate portraiture is in stark contrast to the glamour that has dominated fashion photography in recent years Photograph: Ryan McGinley Photograph: guardian.co.uk Kelsey McGinley took thousands of pictures of each subject, then spent two years editing to find the defining shot Photograph: Ryan McGinley Photograph: guardian.co.uk Leah (2010) Inside the mind ... McGinley's shots aim to capture the subject's personality Photograph: Ryan McGinley Photograph: guardian.co.uk Marieka (2010) McGinley stripped away all external distractions, shooting in his studio in black and white Photograph: Ryan McGinley Photograph: guardian.co.uk Matt K (2010) Some of his images are extremely graphic, others more subtle, but they all celebrate the human form Photograph: Ryan McGinley Photograph: guardian.co.uk Sasha (2010) Youthful energy is the subject of the series Photograph: Ryan McGinley Photograph: guardian.co.uk Ryan McGinley An irreverent self-portrait by the 32-year-old star of Manhattan's downtown arts scene Photograph: Ryan McGinley Photograph: guardian.co.uk