"101 Dalmatians. Cookie dough. Spotty Face, " those were the names my classmates secretly kept for me. Growing up, I hated myself. I hated everyone around me. No one looked like me- I didn't look... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

"101 Dalmatians. Cookie dough. Spotty Face, " those were the names my classmates secretly kept for me. Growing up, I hated myself. I hated everyone around me. No one looked like me- I didn't look... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

"101 Dalmatians. Cookie dough. Spotty Face, " those were the names my classmates secretly kept for me. Growing up, I hated myself. I hated everyone around me. No one looked like me- I didn't look... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

"I was 16 when he spat on me- this boy who kept following me. That's when I decided to start loving myself. It was a choice I made consciously." she said. When I met Hannah for this shoot, I had t... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

"I was 16 when he spat on me- this boy who kept following me. That's when I decided to start loving myself. It was a choice I made consciously." she said. When I met Hannah for this shoot, I had t... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

"I have wondered what it would be like to have more than one child, if I need to hold them both tight at the same time, " James said as he laughed casually. Not a hint of sorrow- not a moment waste... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Verified "I have a condition called spinal muscular atrophy (SMA Type 2.) I was diagnosed when I was 18 months old. Its a muscle wasting condition. So as I get older, I get weaker. So when I was arou... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

"101 Dalmatians. Cookie dough. Spotty Face, " those were the names my classmates secretly kept for me. Growing up, I hated myself. I hated everyone around me. No one looked like me- I didn't look... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Verified "I have a condition called spinal muscular atrophy (SMA Type 2.) I was diagnosed when I was 18 months old. Its a muscle wasting condition. So as I get older, I get weaker. So when I was arou... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Photographer Sujata Setia is the Gold winner of the AOP Open Award 2021-2022 with her powerful series of images 'Changing The Conversation' "I was 16 when he spat on me- this boy who kept followi... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Photographer Sujata Setia is the Gold winner of the AOP Open Award 2021-2022 with her powerful series of images 'Changing The Conversation' Verified "I have a condition called spinal muscular atroph... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Photographer Sujata Setia is the Gold winner of the AOP Open Award 2021-2022 with her powerful series of images 'Changing The Conversation' Verified "I have a condition called spinal muscular atroph... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen