Models and their mothers

Women who are pregnant with girls are often told that daughters allegedly steal their mother's beauty. But Howard Schatz, in his project on models and their mothers, explores the origins of beauty and how certain traits are passed on to the next generation. Howard is interested not only in the genetic similarity of mothers and their model daughters, but also in how they interact with each other. He has been photographing model-mother couples for over 12 years. Sometimes they carefully hold hands, and sometimes they don’t want to touch at all. “During the shoot, I ask the model girl to just be her mother’s daughter,” says Howard. - You don't have to be sexy. They usually have problems with this. I want them to stop smiling and telling me how they should look."

(Total 19 photos)

1. Paula Newlands and her mother Nancy Francioni Knott. (Howard Schatz)

2. Kate Ryan and her mother Cheryl Ryan.

3. Camila Dubey and her mother Lourdes Dubey.

4. Hannah Connelly and her mother, Cathy Cioffi.

5. Ashley Dickey Newman and her mother Cindy Dickey.

6. Gail Brown Mays and her mother, Jean Gardner Brown.

7. Marnie Malinoski-Ostromogilsky and her mother Louise Malinoski Cooley.

8. Viola Khaki and her mother Jouk de Vries.

9. Marlene Lande and her mother Adele Lande.

10. Nastasia Scott and her mother, Elizabeth Scott.

11. Liz Jelle and her mother Mary Jelle.

12. Ruby Brown and her mother Adele Brown.

13. Beth Kaltman-Yorn and her mother, Alice Glazel-Kaltman.

14. April Palasti and her mother Pamala Shay.

15. Alison McAtee and her mother Sandra Leichtenberger.

16. Annette Rosario and her mother Teresa Rosario.

17. Esmeralda Moya Kanas and her mother Isabelle Kanas.

18. Monica Valtin and her mother Barbara Valtin.

19. Kinsey West and her mother Terry Fedonchak.