'Those kids were strong; they had something they wanted to say.'
"That photo series got all sorts of attention," he told POPSUGAR of the photos featuring his son."When that project became public, people saw me as a photographer who could understand the challenges of a parent whose kid may be different or someone who could connect with the kids who may be struggling with something. [The portrait] assignment felt like something I was uniquely qualified for. I could understand the parents who we didn't see in the story.
"Whenever I see a strong kid, I always look to the parents to see who enabled this strength that powered this kid to want to be who he or she really can be." In an effort to get to know the teens he'd be photographing, he made it a point to reach out to them individually to understand their experiences better. The first thing he noticed was that the decision to transition was deeply personal for each of the teens."I think that the kids had a path to follow, and they were fortunate enough to find parents who listened to them and let them follow that path," explained Timothy.
As a father himself, Timothy found the relationship the teens had with their parents inspiring."That was the thing that was just awe-inspiring to me, the kids' strength," he explained."But whenever I see a strong kid, I always look to the parents to see who enabled this strength that powered this kid to want to be who [they] really can be."
Although Timothy finished the project three years ago, he still thinks about his subjects from time to time."Those kids were strong; they had something they wanted to say. What they wanted to say really was, 'I'm just like you.' It wasn't like, 'Youto accept this,' or any kind of defiant statement. It was almost like, 'If you could see how normal this is for me, you'd understand it.
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