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'The Hero That Looks Like Me‘
In 2018 I worked with a Talent agency on a campaign about representation and young black children. We created a series of portraits inspired by the movie posters of Marvel's Black Panther. The images highlight how representation matters for black ethnic minorities by photographing children as the Marvel characters from the film. The message of the shoot was to empower young black girls and boys by seeing themselves as superheroes in the mainstream media and knowing they can aspire to greater heights. There is nothing more powerful than seeing someone who looks like you on the big screen.





