What is this?

The short version: Authentic, stripped down portrait photography combined with writing (where relevant) to capture the stories of womxn all over the United States.

For the individual I have one hope for our time together: that you can connect with yourself and truly feel enough just as you are.

My second hope and why I call this a project, is to create a body of work that celebrates the paradoxical relationship of the simultaneous diversity and sameness as womxn around the United States. Our strength is in our individuality and our strength is in being able to see our own joys and struggles in those of others.

Does this sound like something you want to be a part of? Click here to apply.

The long version:

To answer the what, we’re going to borrow from Simon Sinek and start with why.

Why?

We’re told we’re enough (thank you Brené Brown) but how many of us truly believe those words in the tiny dark corners of our minds, in the broken bits of our hearts, in the crinkly, wrinkly bits of our bodies?

I sure as hell struggle with this daily. And I think this is worse for womxn. Culturally, we’ve been raised to believe that we’re never enough.

Through portraits and words, I believe we can heal.

Heal ourselves and our culture.

Through portraits and words, I believe we can grant ourselves permission.

Permission to be:

Seen.

To take up space.

To be enough exactly as we are today.

Who?

Tall, fat, dark, light, trans, tattooed, dimpled, pimpled, freckled, old, young, lost, found, curious, quiet, short, fast, slow, kind, fierce, stubborn, brave. All of the above. None of the above. A messy beautiful melting pot. This is for all womxn.

Let’s celebrate our unique beauty. Let’s celebrate our always entwined humanity.

What?

Our time together will most likely start with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine so that we can get to know each other a little more personally. Next we’ll venture out somewhere familiar to you, typically outside and often significant and we’ll spend about an hour taking photos. These are unposed, unfussy, raw-ish (but don’t be scared) portraits. You can come just as you are.

I’m traveling the US in a two part road trip through the end of 2019 so that I can be accessible to women all over the US who want to participate. No matter where you are located, please apply.

Ready? Or know someone who’d be a good fit? Apply or nominate someone here.

Contact

Anywhere
(Mostly USA)

(Mostly where my CR-V takes me)

(#crvlife, it’s a thing!)

toripintarphoto@gmail.com

+1 406 600 2090