Society

These days, society puts down young women for just being who they are. As a part of a photography class I'm taking, I decided to explore the thinking of some of my friends. 

I asked them to think of a word that describes a quality they have that they admire in themselves. This alone was a challenge, as no girl wanted to come off sounding self-absorbed. 

When they finally chose their words, I then asked them to think of another word that society and the people around them would use to describe that same quality in a negative way. This part was a little bit easier.

They wrote their words on sheets of paper, and I took their portraits. Here they are...