Show and Tell

For several years I photographed and interviewed women of all ages and backgrounds in an attempt to understand the origins of our self-image, and to interpret how this sense of our abilities, appearance, and personality affect our daily lives.

Lizzie, Neradine and Fiona, East Village roommates, New York, New York

Lucy, poet and author of Biography of a Face, New York, New York

Miriam showing tattoos her pimp forced her to get, New York, New York

Barbara grilling dinner at home, Alexandria, Virginia

Maja and Irma in local park, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzigovina

Michelle in her backyard, Melbourne, Australia

Muniba sitting under portrait of her mother, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzigovina

Mersiha and Ornela in front of Obala Arts Center, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzigovina

Ida making coffee in her kitchen, Delray Beach, Florida

Patricia looking in mirror, Berlin, Germany

Alma with one of her sculptures, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzigovina

Sapphire, author and screenwriter of Push, New York, New York

With my mother, while photographing for the series Show and Tell, Alexandria, Virginia