Hailey Features In Photo Shoot To Fight Colorism |FabWoman

Here’s How This 12-Year-Old Is Making A Statement For Dark Skinned Girls

Ace photographer, Zoe Lawrence featured a 12- year-old girl, Halia and her elder sister, Cienna in a photo shoot session. Zoe stumbled on their story as she was scrolling through Instagram stories when she saw a post by her friend, Cienna, that she empathized with on a deeply personal level. She posted something about her little sister, Halia feeling inadequate.

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Zoe said, “black girls are often overlooked, ignored and quieted, and we learn early on that we are not part of the standard for beauty. That can be damaging to an impressionable 12-year-old child.”

Zoe reached out to Cienna who is Halia’s elder siater via DM, explaining that she wanted to put together a photo shoot featuring Halia with the goal of showing her that her voice matters and that she is beautiful, despite what mainstream beauty standards propagate.

The photo shoot features designs from two clothing companies with black men and women at their helm. The shoot was done as a means of empowerment for Halia and to serve as a visual love letter for black.

Zoe also said,“this shoot was a chance for Halia to get dressed up in clothes she wouldn’t normally wear and see herself in the media, specifically fashion photography.”