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On NPR Picture Show: Vanessa Leroy's 'there's a place i want to take you'
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Feb 25, 2021
"There isn't a lot of space for dreaming in an oppressive world," says Leroy, "so I use photography as a tool to create a space where I can freely navigate the various facets of my life, experience and identity."

I worked with conceptual photographer Vanessa Leroy to edit and write about her life long journey towards becoming herself as a Black woman in a consistently oppressive world.



Vanessa Leroy Once Used Daydreaming To Escape. Now, It's The Heart Of Her Photography
"There isn't a lot of space for dreaming in an oppressive world," says Leroy, "so I use photography as a tool to create a space where I can freely navigate the various facets of my life."
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