Sarah Talaj, I AM STRONG (People and Portrait 2018)

Have you ever walked down the street, saw someone and thought ‘I want to take their portrait’? I have. I began a project where I walked up to complete strangers and asked them if I could take their photo. Not knowing anything about them I asked them to find a moment in their life that they felt most vulnerable. Each woman without having the burden of judgement told me their story; homelessness, rape, anorexia, depression were just some of the subjects that got shared. Never judge a book by its cover, women are strong.

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