Embracing the Beauty of Genetic Difference

May 12, 2010 - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Photography celebrating the beauty of genetic difference with fashion photographer Rick Guidotti. Our narrated slideshow and interview.

Former fashion photographer Rick Guidotti has been taking pictures of people with genetic differences for over a decade. His organization, Positive Exposure, celebrates the spirit of difference and the joy that comes with self-acceptance. Hes committed to changing how people with genetic conditions all over the world see themselves, and, in turn, how theyre perceived within their communities.

Photographing people with albinism has been central to Guidottis efforts with Positive Exposure. In recent years, hes photographed some of these young women and men in villages in Mali and Tanzania, where the social stigma can lead to ostracization and sometimes life-threatening consequences, and in South Africa at a school for the blind.

Produced by Nancy Rosenbaum + Trent Gilliss
Photos by Rick Guidotti

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• genetics
• photography
• beauty
• albinism
• guidotti
• npr
• radio

[3043poppop]

I have albinism :)

[matthew1allison2]

@speakingoffaith Lol he out the girls shoes on and she got mad. This is really beautiful!

[Og2ka1]

omg...i so love this!

Beautiful!

[ash2boy89]

that was really beautiful:)