Single mother of quadruplets, Anna has suffered for long with body image issues until when she agreed to be photographed by me. She said it freed her. It made her look at herself differently and appre... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Single mother of quadruplets, Anna has suffered for long with body image issues until when she agreed to be photographed by me. She said it freed her. It made her look at herself differently and appre... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Composite photograph of ballet dancers performing Serenade by Balanchine © Kim Stevens/shotbywomen

Human being pictured during the first Covid lockdown, image shows the loneliness of imposed isolation © Fanny Beckman/shotbywomen

Imam San Cham bride Aisah Azanna wears traditional makeup and headdress during her wedding ceremony in Oroussey. The Imam San Cham trace the Kingdom of Champa (present-day Vietnam) and practice a uniq... © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

Dunster, UK. 04 December 2022: Dunster By Candle Light, the medieval town in Somerset goes back in time for two nights, modern street lights are switched off and lanterns with candles in are lit along... © Natasha Quarmby/shotbywomen

Dunster, UK. 04 December 2022: Dunster By Candle Light, the medieval town in Somerset goes back in time for two nights, modern street lights are switched off and lanterns with candles in are lit along... © Natasha Quarmby/shotbywomen

London, UK, 02nd July 2022. Dykes on Bikes form the start of the parade. Participants and spectators have fun along the route of the Pride in London 2022 Parade as the LGBT+ community commemorates 50... © Christine Ongsiek/shotbywomen

Dress rehearsal of 8{Infinite} by Humanhood Dance Company ahead of their performance during Birmingham International Dance Festival on June 28, 2022 at the Hippodrome in Birmingham, England Dancers:... © Katja Ogrin/shotbywomen

Dress rehearsal of 8{Infinite} by Humanhood Dance Company ahead of their performance during Birmingham International Dance Festival on June 28, 2022 at the Hippodrome in Birmingham, England Dancers:... © Katja Ogrin/shotbywomen

Dress rehearsal of Blood, Water, Earth by Kaha:wi Dance Theatre ahead of their UK premiere during Birmingham International Dance Festival on June 28, 2022 at Patrick Studio, Birmingham Hippodrome in B... © Katja Ogrin/shotbywomen

Dress rehearsal of 8{Infinite} by Humanhood Dance Company ahead of their performance during Birmingham International Dance Festival on June 28, 2022 at the Hippodrome in Birmingham, England Dancers:... © Katja Ogrin/shotbywomen

Dress rehearsal of 8{Infinite} by Humanhood Dance Company ahead of their performance during Birmingham International Dance Festival on June 28, 2022 at the Hippodrome in Birmingham, England Dancers:... © Katja Ogrin/shotbywomen

Dress rehearsal of 8{Infinite} by Humanhood Dance Company ahead of their performance during Birmingham International Dance Festival on June 28, 2022 at the Hippodrome in Birmingham, England Dancers:... © Katja Ogrin/shotbywomen

Dress rehearsal of Blood, Water, Earth by Kaha:wi Dance Theatre ahead of their UK premiere during Birmingham International Dance Festival on June 28, 2022 at Patrick Studio, Birmingham Hippodrome in B... © Katja Ogrin/shotbywomen

Dress rehearsal of Blood, Water, Earth by Kaha:wi Dance Theatre ahead of their UK premiere during Birmingham International Dance Festival on June 28, 2022 at Patrick Studio, Birmingham Hippodrome in B... © Katja Ogrin/shotbywomen

Dress rehearsal of Blood, Water, Earth by Kaha:wi Dance Theatre ahead of their UK premiere during Birmingham International Dance Festival on June 28, 2022 at Patrick Studio, Birmingham Hippodrome in B... © Katja Ogrin/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

"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

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 burnt in a house fire at the age of 18 months.... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

"Hi, my name is Hattie. I was born with a congenital cataract and congenital glaucoma. This meant I required multiple operations as a baby leaving me with an enlarged black eye. Over the last few year... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

"Hi, my name is Hattie. I was born with a congenital cataract and congenital glaucoma. This meant I required multiple operations as a baby leaving me with an enlarged black eye. Over the last few year... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

"Hi, my name is Hattie. I was born with a congenital cataract and congenital glaucoma. This meant I required multiple operations as a baby leaving me with an enlarged black eye. Over the last few year... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Single mother of quadruplets, Anna has suffered for long with body image issues until when she agreed to be photographed by me. She said it freed her. It made her look at herself differently and appre... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Single mother of quadruplets, Anna has suffered for long with body image issues until when she agreed to be photographed by me. She said it freed her. It made her look at herself differently and appre... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Single mother of quadruplets, Anna has suffered for long with body image issues until when she agreed to be photographed by me. She said it freed her. It made her look at herself differently and appre... © 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

Black and white photograph of a female dancer with a black sheer material taken in a studio. © Katja Ogrin/shotbywomen

Black and white photograph of a female dancer taken in a studio. © Katja Ogrin/shotbywomen

Black and white photograph of a female dancer taken in a studio. © Katja Ogrin/shotbywomen

Black and white photograph of a female dancer taken in a studio. © Katja Ogrin/shotbywomen

Black and white photograph of a female dancer taken in a studio. © Katja Ogrin/shotbywomen

A Kushti Wrestler does a head stand during excersises in the sacred Ankara gym, off Cotton Street Kolkata, India The ancient Indian form of wrestling has been practiced for centuries. Local men... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

Kushti Wrestlers take a breath after competing in their Ankara, off Cotton Street Kolkata, India The ancient Indian form of wrestling has been practiced for centuries. Local men arrive around dawn... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

Clouds of dust form as a motorcyclist races during a grasstrack competition in the UK. © Sue Dudley/shotbywomen

Five ballerinas perform on stage © Kim Stevens/shotbywomen

Composite photograph of ballet dancers performing Serenade by Balanchine © Kim Stevens/shotbywomen

Young black woman relaxing on a bed while resting her head on her hand, smiling with balloons in front of her © Fanny Beckman/shotbywomen

Curvy woman reclines on a bed wearing mis-matched underwear and gazing toward the camera © Fanny Beckman/shotbywomen

Young dark haired woman reclining on a bed wearing her underwear © Fanny Beckman/shotbywomen

Young woman sitting alone on a bed wearing only her underwear and tattoos. © Fanny Beckman/shotbywomen

Young woman sits crossed legged on a bed wearing black lacy underwear © Fanny Beckman/shotbywomen

Woman sits alone on her bed wearing her underwear questioning beauty standards set by society © Fanny Beckman/shotbywomen

Two friends standing, wearing only their underwear they share an embrace © Fanny Beckman/shotbywomen

Woman lies on her stomach resting on a bed in her underwear whilst menstruating © Fanny Beckman/shotbywomen

Woman wearing underwear kneeling with back to camera displaying a tattoo with the wording Toys Before Boys © Fanny Beckman/shotbywomen

Interplay of light and shadows form ripples on the sand dunes at dawn in the Sahara desert. © Linda Wride/shotbywomen

In Oroussey, a woman soaks palm fronds in a pond to be used for repairing a roof. The Imam San Cham trace the Kingdom of Champa (present-day Vietnam) and practice a unique syncretic form of Islam blen... © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

Drip flowes- part of an ongoing project on the human condition and obsession with the perversion and fetishisation of nature © Polly Rothwell/shotbywomen

Tulip splashed with water stream © Polly Rothwell/shotbywomen

Image of flowers underwater creating abstract shapes and images, here it almost looks as if a person or creature if reaching from the flower © Polly Rothwell/shotbywomen

Norwich Pride March, 2022. Women dressed in Big C, Norfolk's cancer charity, T-shirts, with rainbow flags and sashes, form part of the crowd marching for Pride in Norwich. © Annie Green-Armytage/shotbywomen

Norwich Pride March, 2022. People with large banner reading 'NHS East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion', form part of the crowd marching for Pride in Norwich. © Annie Green-Armytage/shotbywomen

Dunster, UK. 04 December 2022: Dunster By Candle Light, the medieval town in Somerset goes back in time for two nights, modern street lights are switched off and lanterns with candles in are lit along... © Natasha Quarmby/shotbywomen

Dunster, UK. 04 December 2022: Dunster By Candle Light, the medieval town in Somerset goes back in time for two nights, modern street lights are switched off and lanterns with candles in are lit along... © Natasha Quarmby/shotbywomen

Dunster, UK. 04 December 2022: Dunster By Candle Light, the medieval town in Somerset goes back in time for two nights, modern street lights are switched off and lanterns with candles in are lit along... © Natasha Quarmby/shotbywomen

Dunster, UK. 04 December 2022: Dunster By Candle Light, the medieval town in Somerset goes back in time for two nights, modern street lights are switched off and lanterns with candles in are lit along... © Natasha Quarmby/shotbywomen

Dunster, UK. 04 December 2022: Dunster By Candle Light, the medieval town in Somerset goes back in time for two nights, modern street lights are switched off and lanterns with candles in are lit along... © Natasha Quarmby/shotbywomen

Dunster, UK. 04 December 2022: Dunster By Candle Light, the medieval town in Somerset goes back in time for two nights, modern street lights are switched off and lanterns with candles in are lit along... © Natasha Quarmby/shotbywomen

Dunster, UK. 04 December 2022: Dunster By Candle Light, the medieval town in Somerset goes back in time for two nights, modern street lights are switched off and lanterns with candles in are lit along... © Natasha Quarmby/shotbywomen

Dunster, UK. 04 December 2022: Dunster By Candle Light, the medieval town in Somerset goes back in time for two nights, modern street lights are switched off and lanterns with candles in are lit along... © Natasha Quarmby/shotbywomen

Dunster, UK. 04 December 2022: Dunster By Candle Light, the medieval town in Somerset goes back in time for two nights, modern street lights are switched off and lanterns with candles in are lit along... © Natasha Quarmby/shotbywomen

Dunster, UK. 04 December 2022: Dunster By Candle Light, the medieval town in Somerset goes back in time for two nights, modern street lights are switched off and lanterns with candles in are lit along... © Natasha Quarmby/shotbywomen

Dunster, UK. 04 December 2022: Dunster By Candle Light, the medieval town in Somerset goes back in time for two nights, modern street lights are switched off and lanterns with candles in are lit along... © Natasha Quarmby/shotbywomen

Iranian people are holding placards in support of Iranian women, during a Global day of action for Iran held in Eindhoven , on October 1st, 2022. People in Iran and abroad have planned worldwide prote... © Romy Fernandez/shotbywomen

An Iranian woman is seen hugging another Iranian woman that has just cut her own hair, during a Global day of action for Iran held in Eindhoven , on October 1st, 2022. People in Iran and abroad have p... © Romy Fernandez/shotbywomen

An Iranian man is seen holding cutting hair from Iranian women, during a Global day of action for Iran held in Eindhoven , on October 1st, 2022. People in Iran and abroad have planned worldwide protes... © Romy Fernandez/shotbywomen

An Iranian woman is showing a placard in support of Iranian women, during a Global day of action for Iran held in Eindhoven , on October 1st, 2022. People in Iran and abroad have planned worldwide pro... © Romy Fernandez/shotbywomen

Iranian people are holding placards against the Islamic Regime in Iran, during a Global day of action for Iran held in Eindhoven , on October 1st, 2022. People in Iran and abroad have planned worldwid... © Romy Fernandez/shotbywomen

An Iranian man is shouting slogans against the Islamic Regime in front of hundreds of Iranians, during a Global day of action for Iran held in Eindhoven , on October 1st, 2022. People in Iran and abro... © Romy Fernandez/shotbywomen

An Iranian man is cutting his hair in protest after the death of Mahsa Amini, during a Global day of action for Iran held in Eindhoven , on October 1st, 2022. People in Iran and abroad have planned wo... © Romy Fernandez/shotbywomen