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Jen Senn (@jenmsenn) has her best friend to thank for kickstarting her love affair with photography. “[She] signed up for a film photography class in high school. I’ve never picked up a camera before, but I signed up to spend time with her,” the 25-year-old says. “I fell in love with shooting on film and processing in the darkroom and I haven’t stopped since!” 

Since then, the New York City resident, who describes her work as “warm, dreamy, and explorative” has honed her craft, but she’s made it a point to keep working with other women. “I am so inspired by capturing each woman’s particular flare, inner beauty, and strength,” Jen says. “Most of the time when I shoot it’s an all-girls team and I’m inspired by the creativity each person brings to set.” 

For Jen, #GirlGaze is about “celebrating the female gaze and creative process. Women are under-represented in the industry, especially when it comes to shooting other women. I love that the Girl Gaze project is fostering a supportive community for women to showcase their work!” 💕 

This story is part of the @girlgazeproject, celebrating the next generation of female photographers. Submit your photos using#GirlGaze and you could be featured in Teen Vogue.

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Photography runs in Paris Helena's (@parishelena) genes. "I grew up sitting as a lighting test subject for my mom, who's been a photographer for 20+ years,” the 21-year-old says. And though that wasn't her last time in front of the camera (she was scouted by@NextModels when she was 14), she followed in her mother's footsteps and found her place behind the lens. But that doesn't mean she hasn't blazed her own path. After studying photography at her arts-focused high school, at the age of 18, Paris moved alone to Manhattan to apprentice for legendary photographer Mark Seliger. 

The now-L.A.-based photog is something of a triple threat, as well. “I’ve been a singer on and off since I was a kid,” she says. “I’m branching out from solely being a shower singer to a studio singer.” If you’re interested in the voice behind the vision, you can hear her featured vocals on a few songs by@StrangersYouKnow. 

To Paris, #GirlGaze is about reclaiming space for women. "Working within an industry that more often than not relies on a female presence but is dominated by men, #GirlGaze gives us a chance to take hold and share our vision through our eyes, behind and before the lens." And she's hoping to spread some of that to some biggest names in the business. "My dream is to bring some girl power to the extraordinary cast of Tim Walker, Mert & Marcus, Steven Klein, and Mario Sorrenti.” - words by@hannamariehoward. 

This Instagram story is part of the@girlgazeproject, celebrating the next generation of female photographers. Submit your photos on Instagram using #GirlGaze and you could be featured in Teen Vogue!

Introducing: The ONLY 'beach body' inspiration you'll need this summer.

We asked photographer Ashley Armitage to take photos of real humans on the beach, and ask them what they love about their bodies. As it turns out, every body is a beach body, and every shape, size, and shade is beautiful just the way it is. Mystery solved.

Taking a trip to SoCal has never been so easy — just make a stop at Krissy Saleh’s (@krissy) Instagram. The Orange County native first fell in love with photography in middle school and has since turned her hobby into a career. But her work is just as much about the photos she takes as it is the people she features. “When I truly set my heart on becoming a photographer, I told myself I would also use photography to help people see how beautiful they truly are,” the 20-year-old says. “Insecurity is a very big thing in today’s society. All I wanted to do was help people see the beauty in them.”

Though she spent much of her teens shooting for her high school yearbook or only on weekends, a photography course at a local college helped her focus on shifting her passion into something more. Soon after turning her personal Instagram into a photography account, she was contacted by Brandy Melville — “the first step to the start of living my dreams,” as she calls it.

To Krissy, #GirlGaze “is a way to empower female photographers. I think it’s a positive place where women support each other and glorify each other’s photography.” Though she cites Harper Smith as her favorite female photographer, when asked who she’d want to take her own portrait, her pick is someone who’s usually in front of the camera. “It would be Zendaya. I think she is such a humble and beautiful person,” Krissy says. It would be an honor to have her take my portrait but honestly I would just love to grab coffee and talk to her.” - Words by HannahMarieHoward

This Instagram story is part of the@girlgazeproject, celebrating the next generation of female photographers. Submit your photos using #GirlGaze and you could be featured in Teen Vogue!

What’s a Met Gala without a few photobombs, right?

Click through to see the best from the night!

That’s a wrap on Coachella 2016! See 31 polaroids of all your favorite stars now. 

Pics or it didn’t happen.

We wouldn’t blame you if a quick scroll through Chloe Sheppard’s (@eolhcsheppard) IG made you want to climb through your phone screen and into her world. The London 19-year-old’s feed is filled with two of her favorite subjects: teenagers and roses. And her film photography makes both look equally beautiful, fitting with her ethos of creating an “ideal world” through her art. To Chloe, #GirlGaze means "Taking back what's ours,” and she tells other girls interested in photography to never be afraid to display their work. “Your art is something you should really be proud of,” she says, “So it deserves to get seen by everybody. No matter what anybody else says, as long as you love what you're creating and it means something to you, that's all that is important.” Though she’s born and bred in the U.K., she cites classic Americana as one of her biggest inspirations. And among her favorite female photographers, she shouts out other young women who are taking the world by storm. “Lauren Tepfer takes amazing photos of locations, like the most ordinary situations,” Chloe says. “They evoke such an atmosphere, her work is beautiful.” Though she’s already been tapped to work on projects with brands like Adidas StellaSport, there’s no end in sight to Chloe’s ambition. Her dream publications to shoot for include Vogue, i-D, and Wonderland, and there's no doubt that her photography will take her there… and beyond. - words by @hannamariehoward.

This Instagram story is a part of The @GirlGazeProject, celebrating the next generation of female photographers. Submit photos on Instagram using #GirlGaze and you could be featured in Teen Vogue!

#HairGoals, right? But did you know Kendall Jenner was actually having a bad day when she took the most-liked Instagram of all time?

Good thing her crew was there to help her out. 

Friday Florals.

This powerful photo project is tackling discrimination and stereotypes. 

You go, girls! >>

Prepare for a whole new Jacob Whitesides >>

Ansel Elgort is on the cover of details. 

Looking like James Dean.

Be still our hearts >>

We're still obsessing over the photos from our Young Hollywood Insta-shoot >> 

Which one is your fave?

Now that’s what we call a power-brow!

The Rodarte models are sporting some edgy (temporary!) eye candy for today’s SS15 show.

Photo by Emily Gaynor.

Bridges and sunsets are just one reason we love New York!

Enter to win a trip to the Big Apple from DKNY here >>  

Photo by Maia Schoenfelder (at Williamsburg Waterfront Piers).

We cannot get enough of Dylan O'Brien >>

But honestly—can you blame us?

Photographed by nathanielwood.