Everyone is born beautiful and deserves happiness like others.
No matter, what some people think about them. British photographer Nicole Louise Perkins celebrates the ‘Down With Disney’ campaign that celebrates children who have Down Syndrome.
Perkins clicked pictures of kids who dressed as various characters from Disney movies: from ‘The Little Mermaid’ to ‘The Lion King’ and many more.
Perkins told Bored Panda, about the inspiration behind this project, and why it was important.
“I created ‘Down With Disney’ because last year I began my awareness/celebration campaigns. I had done a Down Syndrome awareness campaign ‘Down Right Beautiful’ and it got a lot of interest.”
“It was full of information that would hopefully help new parents. As my following on social media grew with parents of children with Down Syndrome, I wanted to do something for them again this year which is where ‘Down With Disney’ came from. I absolutely love Disney and I know I am not alone, so I thought this would be perfect.”
The photographer wants to show to the world that beauty can be found everywhere,
And wants to raise awareness about Down Syndrome.
According to Perkins, the ‘Down With Disney’ campaign has many challenges including financial. “The greatest challenge was knowing when to stop. I could have gone on forever with these photoshoots but the props and everything are just so expensive.”
“Well worth it though to see the joy my images have brought to everyone,” she said that she doesn’t regret the expenses one bit. She’s also pleasantly surprised by the reaction that people have had to her project. “The reaction has been amazing I never imagined I would go viral! It’s been a crazy few months but absolutely amazing at the same time.”
“I couldn’t be happier,” she said.
“I’ve always loved photography, but I wasn’t sure I would be able to get a job straight away after college if I studied it, so I did childcare instead.”
“My last placement at college was in a special needs school.point 170 | It seriously changed my life, I still work there to this day due to falling in love with people who have special needs,” she explained.point 283 |
“I taught myself photography on the side and started up my own business with that.point 70 | When I was happy with where I was photography-wise, I thought I would put my two loves in life together.point 155 | ”point 158 | 1
“I spent a very long time trying to be like everyone else getting those newborn poses right, but then I realized that it just wasn’t the style I wanted to do. So I stopped and done them my way instead.”
“I have always wanted to put my love for photography with my love for people with special needs and the day I did that was when I realized this is what I am best at,” Perkins noted. “Show off your work: people will either like it or they won’t, it doesn’t matter as long as you have been true to yourself.”
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