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Feminin

© Marie Hald

Feminin contains more than 100 photographs of a wide and varied demographic of people between 0 and 102 years old. Some are in puberty, some identify as different genders than the one they were born into, others struggle with anorexia, anxiety or dementia – and many settle on society's ideals of beauty.


The award-winning documentary photographer Marie Hald shows with these striking images and texts that there are many ways to be feminine. Her quiet hope is to help ensure that no one feels ashamed, guilty or lonely because they don't see someone in the media they can mirror and identify with – whether it's about body sizes, diagnoses, gender identity or sexuality.

Feminin is a photo collection that contains both published and unpublished photographs. Marie Hald's photos are 'raw' and not photoshopped, so the book shows the strength, wear, magic and aesthetics of the 'true' body.

click to view the complete set of images in the archive

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