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" I don't know what I would've done without it. I really struggled in school with reading and writing. Art was my refuge - my way of speaking, of dealing with my own issues and connecting with the world. "

Petra Collins

Art

World

Writing

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Petra Collins

Important

People

" I think it's important for not just me but women of color, trans women, and people who are marginalized to be telling stories of themselves. It's important for us to be behind the lens. "

Petra Collins

Think

Lens

" Everyone has a mirror face that's so different from their natural face. And I think it's interesting, seeing the way people want to be viewed when they're putting themselves together. "

" I've always been fascinated by the desert. "

" I'm so pro-selfie because I think it's a tool that allows girls to create images of their own and of themselves. "

" I'm thin and white and blond, but I'm not an airbrushed, perfect thing. I have stretch marks all over. I have cellulite; I have acne. To me, it feels like you can't really be what you can't see, and so if you don't see those things, then you don't feel like you're valid. "

Petra Collins

White

See

" I think a way that feminist photographers work is turning what was the object into the subject and really making it our own. "

" I wish I didn't think about what my body looks like. It can be done - it's just a long process. "

" I love working in groups - I think it makes each individual more powerful. "

" I think the gender norms of emotion are horrendous. Being masculine means showing zero emotions, but having the choice to be angry or depressed. Being female means you are one dimensional - if you show more than that, you are a psycho, hysterical, or historically, a witch. "

Petra Collins

You

Angry

" I came to New York with no money and just one suitcase. I had my family's emotional support, but they weren't able to help me financially. "

" As a young woman, I was disturbed by the fact that there was no imagery that truly expressed the experience of a young woman and the challenges and turbulence we go through. All we had were teenage magazines like 'Cosmopolitan,' which are very one-sided and show an objectified view of women. "

Petra Collins

Challenges

Woman

" The selfie is revolutionary to me. It is, I think, the only point in history where masses of young girls and women have been able to control, create, and publish images of themselves. "

" Just like any other girl, I felt pressure to look a certain way. Act a certain way. "

Petra Collins

Way

Just

" When you see stories about women that aren't being told by women, it can make you feel like you don't exist. "

Petra Collins

Women

Feel

" When I was 16, I created this online platform for female artists. I messaged women who I loved; that's how I got work and connected with people. You don't need to plead for entry into a system that doesn't want you anyway. "

" Feminism is a lens I see the world through and what I believe in. I don't ever use it as a tool of promotion. "

" I didn't see spaces where female artists could exist and exhibit their work. So I created a platform for this - one that allowed our works to be seen, but to also weave a community of women that could lean on and work with one another. "

" I grew up on Facebook; it's a different realm I live in. For some people, this is inauthentic, but for me, it's all I know. "

Petra Collins

Live

Some People

" People look the best when they feel the most comfortable, so I buy 10 of the same thing if I really like it. "

" It's just so humanizing to see someone be real. "

" A good jean that fits someone's butt right is just amazing. It's just classic. "

" Occasionally, I'll wear glitter or blue eye shadow. "