Kiss it! is the result of a long-term collaboration between photographer Abbie Trayler-Smith and Shannon, a young woman living with obesity. Over the course of 12-years, Trayler-Smith documented Shannonās journey from teenager to adultānavigating friendships, family, first boyfriends, prom nights, holidays and jobs. Shannon has been the central inspiration for Trayler Smithās long-term project, āThe Big Oā examining the issue of obesity in school-age children and young adults. āAt age eleven, I felt judged, criticised, and not approved ofā¦others saw only my imperfect body, not the fact that I was funny and clever and warm. I came to believe that if I wasnāt fat, somehow everything else in my life would be problem-free. As I stepped into adolescence, all of this became my identity. Fast forward to the age of thirty-three. I was working as a photographer at a press conference for a launch of health services to teenagers and there she wasāShannon, with a voice I had never found, reading a poem addressed to the professionals, pleading to be understood and not judged. I saw the mutuality between us and the difference. She was the brave teenager I had never been able to be.ā -Abbie Trayler-Smith
This book title, Kiss It!, ISBN: 9781910401958, by Trayler-Smith, published by Global Book Sales (July 25, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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