Monday, October 12, 2015

Stunning photos featuring people with albinism/Albino puts the spotlight on their beautiful and unique features


A photographer has created an image series exclusively featuring people who have albinism to show off the rare condition in a totally new light. How sweet, see exclusive photos after the cut...


The resulting series, which made up Angelina's senior thesis project at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, was made to show the models' 'distinct, beautiful features in a positive way,' she told Refinery29.

Unique beauty: A new series by photographer Angelina d’Auguste (not pictured) sees people with albinism posing in ways that highlight their distinctive features

Inspired: The photographer was motivated to learn more about the genetic condition after being taken by photos of a male model with albinism

Non-discriminatory: Albinism effects one in 18,000 to 20,000 people born in America and can appear across all races and ethnicities

Across the board: The photo series features subjects of all ages - some of whom are related

Across the board: The photo series features subjects of all ages - some of whom are related

Keeping it light: The stunning photos were mostly shot with light pastel clothing and backgrounds to compliment the pale complexions of the subjects

Linked together: The photographer found that it was surprisingly easy to find subjects as members of the community would recommend others to contact
Linked together: The photographer found that it was surprisingly easy to find subjects as members of the community would recommend others to contact
Being you: All of the subjects in the project 'embrace' their albanism, but also opened up about other challenges that they face

Light in sight: Typically, those who have albanism have impaired vision, which has left many of them without the ability to drive

Beyond disability: Some of the subjects reported that, though they were teased as children, their differences became less of a subject of bullying as they got older

In the way: One woman told the photographer that she thought her albanism kept her from being who she wanted to be because others were focused on her appearance

Different view: Alternatively, one of the subjects 'considers himself just a regular guy who just happens to be a little more fair-skinned'

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