Loveliest girl

. . for almost a decade Miina Savolainen,
finnish photographer, art and social educator photographed 10 girls from Hyvönen Children's Home.

the outcome was this photo book/project

"The Loveliest Girl In The World" The basis of the project was “empowerment”

"to give girls a different perspective of themselves,

to bring to the surface their true persona,

or perhaps a persona they wished they could be"

it is a touching story about becoming visible & accepting yourself

"everyone of us is entitled to feel precious and loved"

"The fairytale quality of the photographs reveals

a truth often obscured by the rough and tumble of daily life

the person each young girl feels she really is inside.

It allows the girls to regard themselves as strong and undamaged people.

These photographs are deeply authentic,

revealing the universal desire to be seen as good and valuable."

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"Accepting one's own portrait

is a metaphor for accepting

one’s own personality"