Jessi Carey. Photographer. Light chaser.

Ever since I was young, I never understood why anyone was insecure. I've always seen beauty in every person I've met, yet every friend was constantly vocalizing things they saw wrong with them. It didn't make sense, considering I loved every feature they hated.

What it comes down to is, most people have never seen themselves the way the people who love them do. They've seen the photos they didn't like, the angles they obsess over, the versions of themselves they rehearse for a camera. They've never seen themselves mid-laugh, or looking at something they love, or quiet in their own skin. That's the kind of stuff I look to capture.

I started photography in senior year, after working alongside a photography studio running their social media page. They heavily inspired me because they too, saw beauty in every person they met. They captured the mystical side of people and enhanced each models features rather than hide them. They also told a story through their photography--something I too want to do.

My job isn't to take a good photo of you. My job is to find the version of you that was always there, and make sure you can see it too.

Every person I've ever photographed has been beautiful. Not because they fit a beauty standard - but because they are uniquely perfect.