"When I looked at my picture I automatically started thinking about whether or not I looked “good” or “bad” in the picture. Then I considered that maybe that is part of the conversation. I want people to really see me. I’m more than that image"

Welcome to MORE THAN...

"More Than the Image" is a photo journalism project with the aim of capturing and sharing images of women as we see ourselves to counter balance the pervasive stream of unrealistic (and often unsustainable) images of female bodies ever present in advertising and popular media. We want to build this body of work and share it as a way to be a part of the conversation about women’s bodies, agency and self perception.

During the photo session the participant is asked to list five words to describe themselves or the experience. We also welcome further thoughts about the project, process, topic, etc. through written submissions. Let’s all be a part of this conversation!

The photos will be published via our website, Facebook and Instagram (also Twitter and Medium perhaps? -we are open to ideas!) in the hopes of inviting women to participate through their own photo with us, their thoughts or their own photo

Hashtags may seem pervasive and perhaps too on trend but they serve a vital purpose as a way to index and search topics relevant to the conversation.

We think these may be useful:

#morethan...

#morethantheimage

#realwomen

#beintheconversation

#reallife

#MYme

#seeme

#dumpobjectstatus

#womenacceptingourselves

#acceptance

and also the fabulous word bank being filled in by participants own self descriptors. #Resilient comes up a lot! Maybe that reflects this moment we are in?

WELCOME in any case. Please join us in this exploration!

Lisa, Julie and Maryanne

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