35 Beautiful Women With Vitiligo Shot By A Photographer Who Has The Same Condition

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A couple of years ago, a girl randomly came up to her and said, 'I really love your skin color, it's like your own unique tattoo. You should be proud.' This experience has inspired Elisabeth to create a photo series, dedicated exclusively to people like her. "During my day-to-day job as a photographer, people asked me a lot of questions about my skin. This made me wonder: why not use these two experiences, portrait photography and my skin condition? Photography is [a wonderful way] to document and celebrate the vitiligo body. It is an ode to its natural beauty and uniqueness."

Elisabeth called her project Shades of Pale and set out to spread awareness about this condition. "About 60 million people around the globe have vitiligo, yet there are a lot of people who don't know what it is," she explained. "I also want to tell the story of strong, beautiful women that celebrate their looks which, in this case, distinguishes them from others. I want to portray women who embrace their skin. I don’t want people to look at vitiligo as something ‘out of the box’. When it comes to beauty, I believe there is no box. All types of beauty need to be inclusive. Beauty can be whatever you want it to be."