Gallery: Q&A: Photog's Descent Into the Underworld

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    *Photo: Dana Lixenberg*
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    Bird corpse, from the *Contraband* project. Courtesy Steidl/Gagosian
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    Guinea pigs, from the *Contraband* project. Courtesy Steidl/Gagosian
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    Handbags, from the *Contraband* project. Courtesy Steidl/Gagosian
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    Oxalis tuberose, from the *Contraband* project. Courtesy Steidl/Gagosian
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    In 2007, Simon photographed contraband that had piled up in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York. Courtesy Steidl/Gagosian
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    Kenny, a white tiger, was photographed in 2007 at the Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge and Foundation in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Courtesy Steidl/Gagosian
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    In 2007, Simon photographed the Understory and Forest Structure in the Hoh Rain Forest in Washington state’s Olympic National Park. Courtesy Steidl/Gagosian
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    Simon documented the Cryopreservation Unit at the Cyronics Institute in Clinton Township, Michigan, in 2007. Courtesy Steidl/Gagosian
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    In 2007, Simon got a shot of the Death Star II at Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California. Courtesy Steidl/Gagosian
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