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I found a French photographer named Aëla Labbé on lenscratch.com that really captured my interest, particularly this image. She focuses on doing nontraditional portraiture of children, and I just found her compositions to be really intriguing. I have recently become obsessed with notions of exploring identity throughout portraiture, and I find that a lot can be read from a person outside of just their facial expressions. I think that Labbe is able to convey the whimsy of childhood without falling into the typical imagery and photographic cliches. She captures a sort of emotional sophistication than is typically attributed with children.