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Ashley Wilhardt
In some ways, uniforms bring homogeneity to a group of people. When every kid in the class has the same outfit, no one has to feel like they can’t afford the latest jeans. Soldiers become a unit rather than renegades and employees are easily recognizable. But even when they’re dressed the same, real individuals will always stand out. The person behind the uniform is always there, waiting to be truly seen.
Photographer, Ashley Wilhardt has always been attracted to taking away the superficial layers we use to identify one another. She longs to capture the essence of a person and to take pictures without the distractions of fashion. So she asked both friends and models to strip down and wrap towels on their heads — straight out of the shower (or the ocean) with nothing to hide.
“I loved the idea that you could basically take any model, have them wear the same wardrobe, and every image could turn out so differently,” she tells us.
The photos were at once vulnerable and whimsical, and what started off as a small project grew quickly. Friendships were forged through Wilhardt’s lens as she worked to personally connect with each of her subjects. She wanted to expose the soft, emotional parts of her models that were normally kept closed off, hidden behind clothes, hair, and makeup. She hopes we can look at the images and uncover more than baseline sensuality to find lasting beauty.
Wilhardt was kind of enough to share some of her work with us recently. And we chatted about the series, her hope to make “The Head Towel Series” a coffee table book in the next year, and the various people in her ever-widening circle of friends who have (or will) found themselves in front of her camera.
Ashley Wilhardt
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