Femininity free from stereotypes: sensual photo portraits by Luo Yang

For the photographer Luo Yang from China, femininity is a very diverse concept. Stereotypes and standardization, which are traditional for Chinese culture, also relate to the image of a girl. The photographer gets rid of these ideas in a series of pictures depicting free, bold and even aggressive Chinese women. They are unlike the modest and chaste ideal of an Asian woman, but full of inner strength and sensuality.

Admire the portraits made by Luo Yang in different parts of the country.The heroines of the photo series Luo Yang "Girls" are depicted against the background of rented apartments, convenience stores and balconies. Each photo is a personal story of the woman depicted on it. Despite the different ages of these Chinese women, they are all united by a single girlish state of mind.For Lo, femininity is a very broad concept. The sharp images of the characters in her pictures surprise and delight. Shaved heads, desperate looks, girls with smoking cigarettes: all this is very far from the generally accepted idea of the tender feminine principle.