More Than Someone's Daughter: She is Someone

Far too often the only way people express the importance of women is

through their connection to others. This can be seen through the many

instances of violence against women where people are reminded of their

importance with phrases like, “She is somebody’s daughter”. Watching this be a

true experience for so many important women in my life, I saw an importance in

calling out this type of commentary. The main focus of this collection of

photographs is to capture women for what they are more than, as opposed to the

stereotypical idea of seeing the relevance of a woman through their relationship to

other people.

This piece currently focuses on twenty women of a variety of backgrounds, where a

conversation was had over how they thought they are perceived, and an effort was

made to show who they are beyond that connection.

As this collection of photographs progressed, a second objective began to

form. The goal of showing all the things that women are more than also began an

exploration of all the things women are. Every single woman featured is beautiful

on the inside, and I found an importance in also capturing their outer beauty. This

collection not only helped women to look at themselves for more than their

relation to others, but to feel beautiful and to uplift other women through the sharing

of their photographs.

This piece, in book format, was the recipient of the First Edition Book Award (2023) at Toronto Metropolitan University