Femininity Through the Lens of Petra Collins
In between 90’s subculture, the birth of the internet and the rise of Instagram fame; Petra Collins was out and about the streets of Toronto, Canada capturing every genuine moment she could through the only camera lens she could get her hands on.
Photographer and Director Petra Collins photographed by Nguan
Petra Collins expresses real life intimacy through the eyes of a true young adult 90’s kid. At such an early age, she started exercising her right to freedom through photography. Life through the lens of a teen growing up in the early 2000’s was a sight to be shared. Petra would soon discover a world full of sexualized ideals of women but quickly realized how the media was bashing women for their desires.
Zendaya in Wonderland Magazine shot by Petra Collins
With a portfolio so wide, Petra sparks the generations creativity and photography game is rising in more ways than ever. Petra has worked alongside some of the industry's biggest names like Frank Ocean, Selena Gomez, Tierra Whack, Issa Rae, Tyler the Creator, Lil Yachty, Young Thug, Gucci Mane and Billie Eilish. She has also shot for a multitude of magazines over the years, some including but not at all limited to Gucci, Wonderland, Adidas, DAZED, Vogue Italy, Vogue China, Glamour, ID, Interview, Porter, Rolling Stone, Muse and 032c.
Porter Magazine (ph: Petra Collins)
Though photography is ever changing, Petra continues to live her truth through her ideas and story telling. Female based photography that can be dream like, spacey, intimate, headstrong, lost, dazed, sexy and creative. Sharing our generations love for technology while supporting and showcasing it in a positive light is something every generation needs in order to broaden its horizons. Petra Collins is proving that photos can be intimate and not sexualized and still make it big. She’s inspiring the generations creatives just by being herself, and that is the millennial dream after all.
Kiko Mizuhara
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