Today, more than ever, people are flooded with media portraying the “ideal human form.” Between filters, formatting and Photoshop, it’s no wonder that in their need for immediate gratification, individuals are left with intense feelings of inadequacy. Perhaps one of the main culprits behind this is social media apps like Instagram, where users post images of their “perfect” lives and best selves. In an effort to see how we change for photos, we took a camera around NCC and simply asked if we could take photos of students and staff. After taking the picture, we asked each Cardinal what they changed about themselves for the photograph. This is what we found.
Photos and text by Calli Bicknese, Cheyanne Daniels, Grace Phillippe and Peter Hunt Szpytek
