I became a mother at 23 and a comment I heard a lot of was, “You don’t look like a mom?” which I always thought was a silly thing to say because what is a mom supposed to look like anyway? Since becoming a mother, I have met many more mothers who don't sacrifice their personal style in order to “look motherly.”Devoted is a series I’ve been working on for about a year now in an attempt to put a different image to the word mother.
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Celia Sanchez is a mother of two and a photographer based out of Los Angeles, CA. She is working towards her BFA in Photo at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena CA. Follow her at celiasanchezphotography.com.