Every day we get dressed.

Clothing shapes how we see ourselves and how we are seen by others. It can be liberating, comforting, expressive, and deeply personal. Throughout my career as a photographer, I have been drawn to the many ways people use clothing to communicate identity, belonging, aspiration, and change.

At the same time, fashion exists in tension. While clothing can bring joy and self-expression, the industry is also linked to exploitation, overconsumption, and environmental harm.

My practice explores this tension through the lens of soft activism: the belief that meaningful change can begin with reflection rather than instruction. Rather than telling people what to think or how to act, I create work that invites questions about the role clothing plays in our lives, relationships, values, and sense of self.

Working across photography, publishing, installation, research, and public engagement, I use clothing as a lens through which to explore broader cultural, social, and environmental questions.

Each project begins with a question. It becomes an object, an image, a book, an installation, or an exhibition. The project concludes, but the questions remain. They accumulate over time, forming an ongoing body of work that explores our relationship with clothes and the possibilities for change that begin within it.

- Liz Sunshine