Our criminal justice system is a relic from the Industrial Age. It remains intent on depriving individuals of their freedom; not to rehabilitate. And that needs to change. Someone’s Daughter represents a modest, yet meaningful step, towards acknowledging the failings of our prisons and doing more for the women who are mired in a seemingly endless cycle of incarceration.
I am honoured to be involved in this project.
Born and raised in Berlin, Germany Billie studied photography at Staatliche Fachakademie für Fotodesign in Munich, Germany from 1999 – 2003. In 2003, she moved to London where she currently lives. Billie has worked as a photographer assistant to numerous photographers, including David Slijper, Alastair Thain and Nick Knight, and has been a freelance photographer since 2009. She specialises in beauty, portraiture and fashion, drawing her inspiration from old master paintings and sculpture. Her photography contains both traditional and modern notes, balancing technical precision alongside a beautiful, feminine vision. Her work has been published in numerous high-end publications, including Vogue, Beauty Papers, Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Monopol Magazine, Sunday Times Style, POP and Numero. Her commercial clients include CHANEL, Maxfactor, L’Oreal, Net a Porter, Allude, Wella, Charlotte Tilbury and Estee Lauder.
Someone’s Daughters
Carolina Mazzolari
‘’I have been collaborating with prisoners for longer than five years now, some of them have become permanent remote workers of my studio, and although I cannot have any live interactions, I like to think that we exchange craftsmanship, and much more through the invisible channel of thought. From them I’ve learnt how important it is to have a thoughtful door open onto the outside world. It is powerful to suddenly have a voice when all you can think is that you cannot be listened to, or heard. The View magazine feels like a safe portal where there is room for feeling understood, helped, and supported with meaningful insights and also where words and titles have possibilities, making hope more real and most importantly, approachable.’’
Jennifer