SELF-IMAGE & PORTRAITS

When I see my portrait, I always think ‘Oh my God, is that me?’ It feels like I’m a professional netballer. It’s really empowering.

When I take pictures they are usually not the best but when I look at [the portraits of my photoshoot] I feel very proud — because that’s me.

Issy. Age 9.

My take on being professional is that you can be professional, but you can also have fun. When I look at my photos, I see myself being professional and happy, and that just reminds me of how much I love what I do.

Kiara. Age 13.

I’m really happy I did the photoshoot because I felt I could express the person I want to be.

I feel it helped me become a stronger person and not be afraid.

I was expecting to hate the photos, just because I don’t like looking at images of myself.

But when I saw the first pose we did, I looked at it and thought, ‘I look beautiful.’ And the photoshoot made me so happy because I felt so beautiful and strong. I was not expecting that at all. It was amazing.