Photographer Jessica Fulford-Dobson’s series of portraits, Skate Girls of Kabul, are about to form part of a major exhibition at London’s Saatchi Gallery. They include Skate Girl, a runner-up in the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize

© Jessica Fulford-Dobson

© Jessica Fulford-Dobson

© Jessica Fulford-Dobson
Her little hennaed hand rests gently, yet possessively, on the skateboard – and how small she seems beside it. I love her assurance: her firm, steady gaze. One feels a sense of depth in her eyes, even though she is just seven years of age.
I feel lucky to have met them. I hope that this collection captures something of their spirit: their joy in life, their individuality and their community.”
- Jessica Fulford-Dobson: Skate Girls of Kabul is at the Saatchi Gallery, London from April 15-28 2015. Visit jessicafd.com.

© Jessica Fulford-Dobson
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