Nobody was better equipped to capture these images than photographer Kate. T Parker, a former college athlete who runs marathons and completed the famously impossible (OK, impossible for me; Clearly, some people can actually do it) Ironman Triathlon. She created the series after being inspired by her own two daughters, who seem to have taken after her in wonderful ways. The photos feature girls in all stages of play and triumph: running races, learning to roller blade, taking a water break during a soccer match. They all have a spontaneous and unscripted feel to them, perfectly capturing the the quiet beauty that comes from sense of accomplishment or rising to a challenge. Each image is captivating and tells its own complicated story, so much more rich than a simple picture of a girl posed and smiling.
Kate wrote about the series in a blog post: “My girls know that who they are is just perfect.
Their silly, adventurous, frustrated, happy, LOUD, athletic, fierce, funny selves.
Being themselves is enough for us. And ultimately, for them, too…that’s the goal, at least.
They don’t need to have their hair done, clothes matching, or even be clean to be loved or accepted.
We love them as they are, loud, dirty, competitive…just like my parents loved me for being um, the exact same way :). I wanted this series of images to show their boldness, their strength and the beauty in them, as they are.”
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