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With these images I set out to capture the uncertainty of young girls in their adolescence, that stage in life when teenagers start to see themselves in the context of society and are questioning their identity. It can be a very fragile, but also a strangely romantic stage of their lives. I street cast the girls, they have no training as a model at all. This means that they behave completely naturally, a bit awkward to start off, then grow in confidence as the shoot progresses. I place the girls in somewhat familiar surroundings, but add touches of unrealism to emphasise the uncertainty of their identities. I use artificial lighting to supplement daylight, giving the images a surreal effect.

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