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

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

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

Kelsey
McGinley took thousands of pictures of each subject, then spent two years editing to find the defining shot
Photograph: Ryan McGinley

Leah (2010)
Inside the mind ... McGinley's shots aim to capture the subject's personality
Photograph: Ryan McGinley

Marieka (2010)
McGinley stripped away all external distractions, shooting in his studio in black and white
Photograph: Ryan McGinley

Matt K (2010)
Some of his images are extremely graphic, others more subtle, but they all celebrate the human form
Photograph: Ryan McGinley

Sasha (2010)
Youthful energy is the subject of the series
Photograph: Ryan McGinley

Ryan McGinley
An irreverent self-portrait by the 32-year-old star of Manhattan's downtown arts scene
Photograph: Ryan McGinley