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Photoseries helps women with acne break down the stigma of living with a skin condition


The series features 20 women (Picture: Sophie Harris-Taylor)

Living with a skin condition can have a huge impact on your confidence.

In fact according to the British Skin Foundation, 95% of people with acne said it affected their daily lives.

Often people who have the red, inflamed bumps cover their skin in heavy make up to avoid others staring at them.

But photographer Sophie Harris-Taylor wanted to encourage people to embrace their skin.

Sophie herself had acne throughout her teenage years and admits that it made her very self-conscious.

For her latest exhibition, she took pictures of 20 bare-faced women to try to break down the stigma of skin conditions.

The exhibition is called Epidermis and runs at the Francesca Maffeo Gallery, in London, from 6 – 13 September 2019.

Sophie explained: ‘I wanted to create a series of work that empowers and allows women to love the skin they’re in, regardless of what condition they have.

‘Suffering from severe acne throughout my teens and 20’s left me incredibly self-conscious and I longed for ‘normal’ skin. Normality is defined by the images we see all around us. We are led to believe all women have perfect flawless skin – they don’t.

‘Whether not shown or simply disguised, many women suffer from conditions such as acne, rosacea and eczema, most of these women feel a pressure to hide behind a mask of makeup, covering up what actually makes them unique.

‘Here these beautiful women proudly bare their skin.’

Sophie wanted to follow the style of a traditional beauty shoot but also to encourage the subjects to explore their skin.

Francesca (Picture: Sophie Harris-Taylor)
Mariah (Picture: Sophie Harris-Taylor)
Lex (Picture: Sophie Harris-Taylor)
Abi (Picture: Sophie Harris-Taylor)
Alice (Picture: Sophie Harris-Taylor)
Joice (Picture: Sophie Harris-Taylor)
Christina (Picture: Sophie Harris-Taylor)
Annie (Picture: Sophie Harris-Taylor)
Holly (Picture: Sophie Harris-Taylor)
Thea (Picture: Sophie Harris-Taylor)
Louisa (Picture: Sophie Harris-Taylor)
Indiana (Picture: Sophie Harris-Taylor)
Ezzine (Picture: Sophie Harris-Taylor)
Izzy (Picture: Sophie Harris-Taylor)

Epidermis by Sophie Harris-Taylor is presented by Francesca Maffeo Gallery at The Print Space, September 6 – 13, 2019.

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