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Before mirrorless cameras, participants often stood in front of locker-room mirrors holding a point-and-shoot camera. The 2012 pics capture the honest "before" and "after" shots. You will see messy bedrooms, tangled earphones, and the distinct beige linoleum of public gym locker rooms. issue, a staple of the magazine's summer coverage