Every Woman is Beautiful

Crazy, isn’t it? I also notice my preferences every day when I look at photos and videos. I am aware of my automatic preferences still I fail sometimes to be objective. To change the narrative is precisely why I photograph all sorts of women with all types of body and facial features. I believe that by seeing different kinds of beauty, we learn to look differently. Very slowly but steadily, I see the small changes around me. To go against the overall beauty images isn’t always easy, not even for me, wanting to change the beauty image of women over 40, I feel that what you see regularly influences what you believe in.

We just can’t help it

So what it ultimately comes down to is more fundamental than we think. Deep-rooted preferences determine what we like or don’t like. Trends also have a significant influence because what is considered beautiful has gradually changed over the years. Still, if you look at the changes, they are very subtle and small. It isn’t necessarily fair, but physical attractiveness has significant social consequences. Individuals that are considered attractive are far better represented in the media. And our minds are trained to like the attractiveness stereotypes in people.