I want people to see themselves in a person. I never want someone to aspire to be someone else. — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
I approach beauty the same way I approach clothing - I think people should do whatever to themselves to make them feel… — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
I think it's important for not just me but women of color, trans women, and people who are marginalized to be telling… — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
I grew up on Facebook; it's a different realm I live in. For some people, this is inauthentic, but for me, it's… — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
Everyone has a mirror face that's so different from their natural face. And I think it's interesting, seeing the way people want… — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
People look the best when they feel the most comfortable, so I buy 10 of the same thing if I really like it. — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
I'm obviously a white woman with privilege. I want to make sure I always collaborate with people who aren't like me so… — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
With feminism social media just opened up its boundaries even more. Now all these different tribes of women can connect with each… — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
People are always like, 'Did you purposely do something to make people uncomfortable?' And I say the reason why it's uncomfortable is… — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
What's cool is when people send me messages or tag me in their photos, which definitely happens more after a project comes… — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
When you see stories about women that aren't being told by women, it can make you feel like you don't exist. — Petra Collins Copy Share
With social media and all the new technology, there's just more interfaces around and reminders to constantly be working on our body. — Petra Collins Copy Share
Just being with a group of girls and experiencing sadness together - it's a pretty powerful thing. — Petra Collins Copy Share
I remember being 12 or 13 and reading 'Seventeen' and 'CosmoGirl.' They were all about self-improvement. — Petra Collins Copy Share
I'm used to seeing women being degraded, slut shamed, harassed for what they look like. Even the most powerful women in the world are… — Petra Collins Copy Share
My mom had been a script supervisor in Hungary, but you can't just jump into that in Canada without knowing any English. She worked… — Petra Collins Copy Share
I started out taking photos of my friends on, like, disposable cameras, and I documented my younger sister and her friends all through high… — Petra Collins Copy Share
There's definitely a romanticism of youth, like, everywhere. Specifically with women, they kind of only exist between the age of 15 to 25. — Petra Collins Copy Share
Hashtag activism is a catalyst, but things have to actually happen in real life. — Petra Collins Copy Share
Social media has been such a big important thing for young artists and minorities because it's a community to get noticed. It's having an… — Petra Collins Copy Share
The selfie is a powerful tool, but it can also be dangerous, and I am fascinated with the process of it because there is… — Petra Collins Copy Share
I look for subjects who have stories to tell - who are looking to tell something. — Petra Collins Copy Share
It's so important for women to create images of women - or any group, at that. — Petra Collins Copy Share
