Created by Chris Koch & Rylee Prenatt
real humans. raw hearts.
AS WE
ARE
This is a portrait experience made for you
& you only
– to see your body in a softer, kinder, more honest light.
When was the last time you let yourself be seen like that?
a self-love project
Is there a part of you that knows you deserve a different relationship with your body?
every identity.
every body.
every season of becoming.
Fashion & Editorial photographers Chris Koch & Rylee Prenatt have created a cinematic, raw, and safe portrait experience for every identity, every body, & every season of becoming.
Saying yes to this kind of experience is deeply loving & incredibly brave.
We know it can feel vulnerable, but it can also be one of the most healing, empowering things you ever do.
We’re not here to change you. We’re here to celebrate you, & to document you in a way that lets you see yourself in a new light.
ABOUT US::
AWA is an editorial portrait and documentary project.
From Chris & Rylee’s struggles through body dysmorphia, eating disorders, addictions, and self harm, they want to give back and help individuals see their full worth.
We are photographing and filming real people of all genders, sizes, and identities across the world creating unretouched, fashion-forward images and intimate interviews that honor every curve, scar, stretch mark, and story as something worthy of being seen.
Our mission is to change how we see bodies: away from narrow, media-driven “ideals” and toward radical love for each person exactly as they are. With no body retouching—only light, color, location, and styling—we build a dreamlike editorial world without changing the body itself. We are especially committed to queer, trans, curvy, disabled, unique, scared, bullied and otherwise underrepresented humans, captured in their current state — which is already enough.
NOW BOOKING
Pittsburgh, PA
DEC 12-14
|| 2026 UPCOMING TOUR||
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Beyond the images, AS WE ARE is about giving back. We’re partnering with organizations focused on suicide prevention, body dysmorphia, eating disorders, and self-harm, directing a portion of our proceeds and our platform to support their work. For every person we photograph, we’re not only creating art and telling their story honestly—we’re contributing to a larger movement that says every body is worthy of staying, healing, and being loved as it is.
lets make a change together.
You deserve
to be seen.
Saying yes to this kind of experience is deeply loving & incredibly brave.
We know it can feel vulnerable, but it can also be one of the most healing, empowering things you ever do.
We’re not here to change you. We’re here to celebrate you, & to document you in a way that lets you see yourself in a new light.