Teen Vogueのインスタグラム(teenvogue) - 3月3日 23時15分

Melissa Spitz (@nothing_to_worry_about) was introduced to photography at a young age by her grandparents. Her grandfather showed her how to develop film as a young age. "I vividly remember him placing a piece of paper in ‘water’ (which I now know was developer) and an image appearing, she says. "Like most kids, I thought it was magic." But it was her grandmother who showed her another, more emotional, side to the medium. "She was a holocaust survivor, who had lost most of her family, but had boxes of images," the St. Louis native says. "She would ‘introduce me’ to my family members by showing me their snapshots." So it's no surprise that when asked about what inspires her, the photographer, who describes herself and her work as "honest, critical, and gentle" cites members of her family. Melissa says she gains inspiration from "Individuals who don’t give up, people who take horrible situations and make the best of them — and my great grandmother Minna, my tante Sophie, and my grandma Daisy for doing just that." The Brooklyn-based 27-year-old says that to her, #GirlGaze is about breaking out of the "male viewing structure" we've been stuck in. "The male gaze over time has made us feel invalid with they way we see the world, #girlgaze is way for females to take control of our view and own it!" she says. —Words by @hannamariehoward

This Instagram story is a part of The @GirlGazeProject, celebrating the next generation of female photographers. Submit photos using #GirlGaze and you could be featured in Teen Vogue!

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