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" I'm obviously a white woman with privilege. I want to make sure I always collaborate with people who aren't like me so we can create a work that isn't one dimensional. "

Petra Collins

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" My favorite place to go is Zabriskie Point in Death Valley. If you see it at sunrise and sunset, it's like you're on Mars. "

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

" We have this weird beauty standard where women, like, shouldn't grow: what we think is feminine is often what is also pre-pubescent. "

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

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" It's so rare to see a woman lose control and also gain it back. Women are always told, 'Oh, be in control of your feelings,' and a woman is never allowed to express her anger without being demonised as being PMS-y. "

" I really don't believe in the word 'selling out.' "

" If your story is being told by someone who doesn't really know it, it's not going to come out accurate. A lot of it has to do with context. Whoever's behind the camera or pen or whatever. "

" It's hard for every girl to accept their body. This is something that I try to work on every day to set a good example. "

" I'm used to seeing women being degraded, slut shamed, harassed for what they look like. Even the most powerful women in the world are measured by their appearance and constantly ridiculed for it. "

" 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

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" I was very depressed at a young age and felt like I didn't have agency towards that. Being 'female' meant I couldn't be that - I couldn't be angry, loud, sullen. Being sad meant I was weak. "

Petra Collins

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" I really wanted to feel strong, I wanted my subjects to feel strong, but I didn't know how to do that. It's really hard for, I guess, every woman to not internalize misogyny. I just learned as I went on how to best capture my subjects without objectifying them. "

" Live what you support online; do things. "

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

" 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

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

" You don't have to try to get a job and go through set steps before you start a career or start your life. That's what I want young girls to know - you can do anything you want. Just start. "

" Putting your work out there is scary! "

" How girls perceive themselves is interesting, and how they act when they're looking in the mirror. "

" I look for subjects who have stories to tell - who are looking to tell something. "

" I'm used to being told by society that I must regulate my body to fit the norm. I'm used to the fact that images of unaltered women are seen as unacceptable. "

" That's what I look for in models: Someone who can tell a story and has a presence in front of the camera. "

" My lens and my personality, it's just fluid. The art isn't just in one place. "

" For me, being in a car listening to music has always been my one spot to think. "

" I'm definitely a Sagittarius. I'm such a fire sign. "

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

" 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. "

" I keep this Hungarian wooden candlestick on the top of my refrigerator along with all my other candles. It's big and ugly, especially next to all my pretty candles, and it doesn't really make sense to have in my apartment. "