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Gone are our unvarnished points of physical comparison—the ordinary, unposed figures of other people.—Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025 Couples can review the photo booth images and enjoy snippets of unscripted and unposed moments from the party.—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025 Her work has a raw, stark, unposed, documentary style that was perfectly in tune with the changing aesthetic tastes of the time.—Kyle Smith, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022 As your wedding day progresses, even unposed shots look messy without a touch-up.—Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Oct. 2021 The palace said the casual, unposed photo was a favorite of the queen.—Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2021 So here, enjoy this totally candid and unposed image.—Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 13 July 2020 Like Kim Kardashian‘s naked selfies or totally unplanned, unposed photos of stars looking hot while doing ordinary things, the thirst trap is, in some ways, our version of modern art.—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE.com, 7 Apr. 2020 The campaign is full of smiles and unposed hand gestures, as if the women were captured in the middle of a lively conversation.—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019