Maia Cornish-Keefe
I take photographs which explore the unique and confusing chapter of female experience which exists somewhere between girlhood and womanhood. The images are at once celebratory of our adolescence and representational of the melancholy which precedes a growing sense of maturity. I seek to take ownership of the portrayals frequently used to socialize young girls, instead documenting the more complicated and uncomfortable aspects of adolescence, such as self-awareness, social norms, and a battling sense of sexuality and innocence. Each subject represents a unique yet diverse identity, and is often photographed in a bedroom to express an intimate and genuine look into their life.