[ENG]
TEB, is a portrait project in collaboration with the neurology department of l’Hôpital Trousseau in Paris with an objective to redefine beauty standards and make the fashion world accessible to all.
Children between the ages of 7-19 yrs consulting with the neurological department participated, styled and groomed for a portrait session where they received an opportunity to become models and show us the meaning of beauty.
The project was funded through a successfully run crowd funding campaign via www.kisskissbankbank.com

[FR]
Il s’agit d’un projet proposé par la photographe Sanjyot Telang, qui a pour objectif de redéfinir les normes de la beauté et de faire naître un espace favorable à une esthétique moins conventionnelle. Avec cette série, l’artiste veut proposer une nouvelle lecture de la mode et rendre cet univers accessible à tous.
Maquillés, habillés, coiffés, photographiés par une équipe professionnelle de la mode, les enfants sont devenus modèles, ont exprimé leur style et nous ont montré leur vraie beauté.
L’équipe du service de Neuropédiatrie de l’hôpital Trousseau a souhaité mettre au profit des patients et de leurs parents cette rencontre rare. « Notre expérience avec nos patients nous permet de reconnaître la beauté et sa valeur, pour tous les enfants, au sein de l’espace social.
C’est pour cela que nous avons été séduits par la possibilité de cette collaboration avec Sanjyot. »

2018 Campaign

Bhoomi Campaign 2018
https://www.bhoomi.fr/

Bhoomi is a sustainable fashion brand - A purpose driven business that empowers local artisan through ethical production, natural dyes and eco-friendly fabrics

The idea of “Fashion misfits” is to redefine beauty standards and open up a platform to encourage unconventional aesthetics. Special people have been an ignored part of our society and there is a need to explore the versatile interpretations of beauty and be more accepting to all. 
With the help of this project, we’d like to create a space in the fashion and advertising industry, ultimately to open channels catering to special people as well, so that they can find a way to fashionably express themselves and become role models to our society too.

Winner of La Bourse du Talent 2017 (FASHION)
Exhibited in the French National Library
Exhibited in the Fine Arts Museum of Tournai, Belgium

Radio FRANCE CULTURE
https://www.franceculture.fr/emissions/les-carnets-de-la-creation/les-beautes-fragiles-de-sanjyot-telang

Mowwgli PARIS
http://mowwgli.com/31255/2018/01/25/focus-bourse-talent-sanjyot-telang-fashion-misfits/

Picto PARIS
https://www.picto.fr/2017/decouvrez-les-laureats-2017-de-la-bourse-du-talent-la-bnf/

Paris
http://photographie.com/event/exposition-bourse-du-talent-2017

Prix de la photographie 2017
http://www.speos-photo.com/en/px3-prix-de-photographie-speos-winners-2017/

Kaltblut Magazine BERLIN
http://www.kaltblut-magazine.com/misfits/

Buzzfeed India
https://www.buzzfeed.com/soniathomas/this-fashion-photo-shoot-of-women-with-down-syndrome-stunnin?utm_term=.jfpp7Zz7R#.umOvLVDLM

Featured on BBC WORLD TV

The word ‘transgender’ begins itself by breaking every stereotype of human existence. No doubt the meaning of this enigma goes as far as the mind of the beholder. The wider the mind, the greater the substance of the word.
When the flow of water meets the mirror of ice, it is looked upon as a
marvel of nature. Yet when a human being manifests traits of multiple genders, the fact goes from being a sham to a shame in the society.

The question today is not Glen or Glenda? The question is, does it matter? The Supreme Court of India passed a landmark judgement in 2014 recognising the third gender. But transgender individuals in India still continue to suffer from discrimination and social stigma. Many refuse to disclose their past due to fear of losing their jobs. Many are refused jobs due to their past professional choices or living conditions.

Considering the dawn of the truth is slowly arriving, one might hope to see the light of day soon.

In the wake of this spreading awareness, our portrait series ‘Many Queens’ attempts to capture the dynamic personality of transgenders, in all their charisma and romance. Their unique physicality calls for a space where they can feel free from stigma, to get the well-deserved opportunity to develop their individual capacities, as well as to find a way to fashionably express themselves. Each of these powerful personalities with diverse work profiles defy societal clichés and carve a niche for themselves in their respective fields. These photos hope to set examples for those who have ever felt hopeless, discriminated, rejected or wronged. These photos are to prove that they can rule their own chosen path. Set against the forests of Hesaraghatta in Bangalore, India, the series features 6 transgenders from the NGO Payana. Nestled in the heart of Bangalore, the NGO has been nurturing transgenders, helping them to develop as independent, successful people. What better way than art to celebrate the fascinating journey of a term treated as a taboo to a life being lived!

Our subjects’ femininity is characterised with the use of translucent sheers to find a rare balance with rich velvets, delicate furs, satins and tulle in soft silhouettes against the raw Indian terrain, to capture these surreal moments in fashion that define the beauty of their truth.

Published in Tantalum Magazine September Issue 37
You can read my exclusive interview with the story here

Fashion editorial featured by the prestigious Lone Wolf Magazine.
See the full story here

This is a project based on a quote by John Green “The marks humans leave are too often scars.”