The article GirlGaze written by Ruxandra Looft is a fantastic read and on that has given me an in depth look at what feminism is and what it stands for. It also offers an insight into what the fourth wave feminism is and its current impacts on modern day society. According to the article the entire project started out initially to get young women and women into the art of photography, and encourage them to go forth and become photographers which was overall a male dominated profession. Once the project took off on the TeenVogue Website women from all areas of the globe were showcasing their work. This is a fantastic story since women felt they didn’t have to hide their talents anymore and were able to show their work freely without feeling beaten down by the male dominated industry.
The Hashtag didn’t stop with just women it also went out to making people in “disadvantaged and underrepresented” countries able to share what they could do. It focused on diversity, women everywhere and young people now had a place amongst photographers. There is of course the side that this is a form of activism and personally not a bad one. With social media being a great platform for this to take place it offered people to also look at other cultures and work from around the world and discuss feminism? The question is then raised that for those who cannot reach a social media platform how will they be a part of this fantastic wave? People in countries unable to connect to these platforms are unable to share what they can do.
Overall I really enjoyed reading this article because it not only offered an insight into the key points of women not hiding their work but it also worked towards the factor of photography being a divers practice. In modern day society we know that photography is not offered to everyone in every country due to costs of cameras however the article gives us hope that someday soon children, women and men who live in Less Economically Developed Countries will be able to learn the art of Photography.
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