In Her Own Right by Ashley Kauschinger

Issue 122

In Her Own Right is a collection of portraits, text, and audio of women in art. Fueled by a desire to create space in my work for connection, dialogue, and inspiration I photographed women that live down the street and women that live half way across the country. Beginning with my community, I am creating a platform to empower and share the voices and lives of female artists. The future of this project will include a webbing out to the communities of others based on nominations.

Photographed mostly in the homes or personally significant spaces of each artist, the series also investigates broader ideas of female identity and the choices women make in their every day lives.  

Audio interviews for this series can be found here.

Ashley Kauschinger lives and works in Columbia, SC.  
To view more of Ashley’s work, please visit her website.
Visit Light Leaked, the online photography magazine that Ashley founded.

Stephanie Dowda and Her Mother’s House, Decatur, Georgia

Stephanie Dowda and Her Mother’s House, Decatur, Georgia

 
Meg Griffiths with Child and Hen, Columbia, South Carolina

Meg Griffiths with Child and Hen, Columbia, South Carolina

Meg Griffiths Text

Meg Griffiths Text

 
Rebecca Drolen and Ida, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Rebecca Drolen and Ida, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Rebecca Drolen Text

Rebecca Drolen Text

 
Jen Ervin with the Twins, Little Pee Dee River, South Carolina

Jen Ervin with the Twins, Little Pee Dee River, South Carolina

Jen Ervin Text

Jen Ervin Text

 
Maya Marshall, Columbia, SC

Maya Marshall, Columbia, SC

Maya Marshall Text

Maya Marshall Text

 
Deedra Baker with Ellis, Denton, Texas

Deedra Baker with Ellis, Denton, Texas

Deedra Baker Text

Deedra Baker Text

 
Kalee Appleton, In Two Landscapes, Dallas, Texas

Kalee Appleton, In Two Landscapes, Dallas, Texas

Kalee Appleton Text

Kalee Appleton Text

 
Rachael Banks, Dallas, Texas

Rachael Banks, Dallas, Texas

Rachael Banks Text

Rachael Banks Text

 
Mary Robinson at Congaree National Park

Mary Robinson at Congaree National Park

Mary Robinson Text

Mary Robinson Text

 
Lauren Greenwald at Her Studio, Columbia, South Carolina

Lauren Greenwald at Her Studio, Columbia, South Carolina

 
Stef Shively and Reece, Columbia, South Carolina

Stef Shively and Reece, Columbia, South Carolina

 
Sheryl Anaya, Dallas, Texas

Sheryl Anaya, Dallas, Texas