Self Esteem

Rebecca Lucy Taylor/Self Esteem, photographed in our hometown of Sheffield, UK.

We looked to push at the edges of social norms through acts of feminist rebellion, expressed in location, pose and styling. The images were taken soon after Self Esteem's first album Compliments Please was released.

National Portrait Gallery acquired the fourth image in 2021. Now exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in Chanel Culture Fund's A Creative Constellation: Contemporary Women in the Arts. A limited number are available to purchase here:

Creative team: Photographer: Karina Lax. Stylist: Helen McGuckin . Laura Gingell (hair and makeup).