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Here is the first image from my #womenwarriors photography series I will be showcasing at @beautycon this weekend. This series is meant to shine light upon the raw beauty of all women despite what individuals say about them on social media.. All of these Women are strong, unique, beautiful, & are Women Warriors!
Shot on film with a Hasselblad camera
This is Virginia and her Letter to Social Media:

Dear Social Media,
I have a love/hate relationship with you. I can go back to the pictures I posted a year ago and think where I was in my life, how I didn’t know what was about to come and how I had an idea of who I was but no idea of who would I have to become.
Last year was the hardest year of my life (this far). I was confronted with forgiveness, real deep meaningful forgiveness, and it was hard, really hard. I realized the power of rock bottom, it forces you to fight, you do whatever it takes to survive, to get back up. Prayer, meditation, nature, hikes, therapy, exercice, being alone so I can sort through all of my emotions but also being with my friends and family because they have my back, they are my safe place.

Then I realized I had to not only become a warrior for my self preservation but because the world was changing right in front of my eyes. The country that I arrived at 10 years ago, was becoming hostile and lashing out at my people. I was yelled at on the street “Stop speaking Spanish, speak English, this is America” What … JUST happened!!!!??
I realized that I not only have to get up and fight for myself but also for my voice and the voices of the people that can’t do it for themselves! Art matters, it matters to speak up help give that voice to the unheard. Having a bigger purpose than myself helped me get out of the dark, becoming the warrior I know I’ve always been, now I just have to keep going.
Virginia

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