Sara Swaty

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School: Rochester Institute of Technology

Colette, 2020

Colette's partner completes her shot.

Colette lightly supports her br...used by the breast augmentation

Colette lightly supports her breasts to ease the pain caused by the breast augmentation

Post-operative visit to check t... breast augmentation procedure.

Post-operative visit to check the stitches after her breast augmentation procedure.

A nurse demonstrates safe stret... a rehabilitative fitness plan.

A nurse demonstrates safe stretches and a rehabilitative fitness plan.

Megers adjusts his custom desi...oftop in downtown Los Angeles.

Megers adjusts his custom designed dress to model on Colette. Colette is a recent addition to the ballroom House of Ebony. Her fellow house members were teaching her how to runway walk and pose on a rooftop in downtown Los Angeles.

Colette, December 2015

Megers fixes his design&#3...oftop in downtown Los Angeles.

Megers fixes his design's train. Colette is a recent addition to the ballroom House of Ebony. Her fellow house members were teaching her how to runway walk and pose on a rooftop in downtown Los Angeles.

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Thumbnail of Megers fixes his design&#39_ooftop in downtown Los Angeles.

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Copyright Sara Swaty 2025

Updated Feb 2025

Summary

Colette is long term series that focuses on a transgender woman I met in 2015 after photographing her for a transgender youth charity.

Since 2015, Colette and I have collaborating on a project that documents her journey transitioning genders after meeting her while volunteering to photograph a transgender youth charity.

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