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surrender to motherhood and the
unexpected life that has become
mine since taking the leap of faith
into motherhood.”
Beall — who describes her photography as “medicinal” — intends
her book as balm not only for the
women who volunteer to be photographed, but also the society whose
expectations she’s hoping to heal.
Ultimately, she hopes to channel her passion into more than a
single book. Future volumes she’s
thinking about may tackle themes
like aging, cancer and eating disorders. She’d like to photograph
men as well as women — and possibly even expand to other media,
such as magazines and film. “My
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As a teenager I suffered
from feelings of deep
unworthiness. I had acne
and I was unable to look in a
mirror for nearly three years,
unless it was by candlelight.”
dream is to be a part of a movement of being kind to ourselves
and to others and witness a generation of young people that no
longer waste years of precious life
on self-loathing like I have because they think they are
un-beautiful,” Beall said.
The 100-150 page book, which she is
planning to publish in January, raised
$58,425 on Kickstarter, exceeding
Beall’s crowd-funding goal of $20,000.