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'I photograph really gross things'

A medical photographer has spoken to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ about her career capturing images of disease, injury, surgery and occasionally death.

Martha Whiffen, 27, is based at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge and has won a number of awards for her work.

The photos, which often require a strong stomach, are used for a variety of medical research purposes.

"Sometimes I do have to photograph some really gross things," she said.

"Any time of day you could be called into theatre and photographing patients having their limbs cut off."

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