CALLI
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commissioned

we were girls together

motion

printmaking

about
We Were Girls Together is a forever ongoing darkroom series 
I started in 2023 about girlhood and how people who have 
experienced the identity of being a girl  in different ways. 
Girlhood is a universal yet highly individual experience, 
and this body of work celebrates this complex relationship. 

My approach to this project stems from my affinity for 
documentary storytelling. This project is a tribute to my 
close friends and family members who trusted me to 
photograph these inward moments that reflect a much 
larger narrative. I am drawn to the subtleties that define 
this fleeting period and invite viewers to reflect on the 
universal experiences that shape our individual stories 
from when we were girls together.