OUR PURPOSE
To challenge societal labels by offering a platform for the often-unheard stories that give glimpses into who people really are.
OUR MISSION
To create a community of empowered voices, unite people beyond stereotypes, and champion every individual – one story at a time.
OUR VISION
We connect with one another through the stories of human experiences. Documenting via various media, Storied Portraits captures and conveys stories so they can be experienced, shared, and examined by present and future generations. Storied Portraits is building a collective snapshot of what it looks like, sounds like, and feels like to be human.
"Like many immigrants, my family had mixed immigration status and I found myself undocumented and struggling at 17."
“Young People Ask: Why do you grow your hair long? Answer: I have friends that can’t grow theirs. So I grow it for them.”
"I have struggled with food addiction and obesity for my entire life until I had a moment of clarity and lost over 200 pounds in about a year."
"Like many immigrants, my family had mixed immigration status and I found myself undocumented and struggling at 17."
"I am now grieving the loss of my wife, Ute, 6 weeks ago so this photo session is a good distraction for me."
"I am a Farm to table organic Chef. I would love to enhance peoples relationship with food, to heal through the soil, the plants, the sun, the flavors that bring us around the family table sharing laughter, love, and the art of cooking."
"People are always trying to police my racial identity because I don't fit their idea of what a mixed person is supposed to look like."
"I am now grieving the loss of my wife, Ute, 6 weeks ago so this photo session is a good distraction for me."