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" On film, you really have to focus on what you're looking at. You're imprinting a physical image. "

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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. "

" 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. "

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

" I always had this feeling, what I wanted to do. I was trying to work out myself, my frustrations, my body. I couldn't really pinpoint. I started taking photos of my sister and her friends. I was 15, exploring what it meant to be a 15-year-old girl. "

" I want to direct a feature film. Horror is my main genre. "

" When I do an editorial or when I do a campaign, I bring that lens to every space. "

" I approach beauty the same way I approach clothing - I think people should do whatever to themselves to make them feel more comfortable in their skin. "

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

" You don't have to wait for anyone's approval to do things. "

" 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. "

" My mind is changing all the time. I can't live in a space that has a fixed aesthetic. I just need a blank slate when I come home. "

" When I was growing up, my parents would apologize when we didn't have enough money for something. I'd always tell them that it was O.K. and that I had learned to work hard because of them. "

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

" Women are inherently told their bodies are objects, so that's how we treat them. "

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

" I think being collaborative is definitely more natural for people who are minorities in any sense - so people who aren't, like, white male artists - because we don't have the privilege to create art and work alone, usually. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Just being with a group of girls and experiencing sadness together - it's a pretty powerful thing. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I started out taking photos of my friends on, like, disposable cameras, and I documented my younger sister and her friends all through high school. "

" I'm very lucky that I'm not a photographer for hire - people hire me for me. I go into every commercial work with an art focus, with that lens; every brand I've worked for just lets me do whatever I want to do. I have full creative freedom. "

" 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. "

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

" Because I loved dance, I always need to be physical and moving, so photography that is more tactile made more sense. "

" I think anytime you can share images that make young women feel a sense of belonging when they might not be feeling their best or their strongest is so cool. "

" 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. "