real humans. raw hearts.
AS WE
ARE
a self-love project
Unretouched.
Editorial Real Portraits.
We all have scars, trauma, insecurities, shame, self-hate and struggles with our image.
Love who you are now, and help others to do the same.
We are worthy of being seen AS WE ARE.
|| 2026 UPCOMING TOUR||
Pittsburgh, PA | Columbus, OH | Indianapolis, IN | Chicago, IL | Denver, CO | Seattle, WA | San Francisco, CA | Los Angeles, CA | San Diego, CA | Phoenix, AZ | Oklahoma City, OK | Austin, TX | Houston, TX | Jacksonville, FL | Charlotte, NC | New York, NY | Philadelphia, PA
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Pittsburgh, PA
Dates || DEC 12-14
AS WE ARE is an editorial portrait and documentary project by fashion photographers Chris Koch & Rylee Prenatt.
From our struggles through body dysmorphia, eating disorders, addictions, and self harm, we 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.
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.
