Lara Jade

Young, Gifted and Annoyed

Annie Leibovitz for a part-time interning position in New

York) but this striking, tattoo-loving shooter is concerned about ‘unlevel playing fields’ in the photo-industry.

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She believes that her male peers with less professional time under their belts, seem to get offered more work than she does. And she sees that as unfair.

‘People say sexismand

She tells Litebook: “I have found out the hard way that being a young woman in this business can be a real hindrance. I have some close male friends in the industry, who admittedly are really talented, but haven’t been shooting professionally as long as I have. And yet, somehow they seem to get more work, even though I know we share the same shooting standards.

ageismare dead but it’s a lie.’

“I can only put that down to my gender. People say sexism and ageism are dead, but I don’t agree. It’s out there as much as ever.”

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ashion photographer Lara Jade is twenty and just a little peeved. There’s no question that she’s an exciting

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