I decided to try something a little different for this particular project. I don't normally take portraits for my assignments, but I thought I'd step out of my comfort zone a little bit for this one. This is my fourteen year old sister Olivia. She was diagnosed with Scoliosis (abnormal curving of the spine) when she was in Kindergarten, causing her to have to wear a brace up until she was twelve. We pretty much knew from the beginning that she would have to undergo extensive surgery when she got older, but at the time we weren't sure when that would happen. Her curve kept getting progressively worse over the years, and in the summer of 2012, she was rushed into surgery. I asked her if she would mind posing for me, and at first she was definitely a little hesitant about it. It hasn't been easy for her dealing with this scar for the past two years. She decided to go through with it though, and I feel this photograph shows just how strong she is, and that even though it has been extremely difficult, she has learned to embrace it. I couldn't be more proud of her.
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