Areas of Photographic Practice A: Babe, Edited by Petra Collins

Whilst looking through the library to find research to back up my work I came across "Babe", a collection of work from female artists brought together by Petra Collins who created "The Arduous" a "platform for female artists showcasing individual and collaborative projects between a collective of female creative professionals – all full of ardour but each with a unique artistic style and voice." (Collins, 2015).

The book demonstrates "girls exploring their sexuality without being sexualised" (Collins and Gevinson, n,d) which I feel is important to promote. However, within the book there is an abundance of symbolism that relate to my own project, and a couple of pieces about sexual harassment which I feel is important to include within my research.

Petra Collins believes that "this book contains the work of many bright, talented, and endlessly inspiring women who have the power to change the world", I'd love for my work to inspire help and relief for those effected by forced marriage, and if enough people stood up against that, and many of the world's horrors they would make a big difference.