The Women of Congress
On November 6, 2018, 35 new women were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, making this incoming class the most diverse by race and gender in the body’s 230-year history. To commemorate the milestone, we captured 27 of the Members-Elect during their first week of orientation in Washington DC for a multi-platform initiative to celebrate the historical moment. The art concept was to photograph groups of women in such a way that it looked as if they form an unending chain, and have this concept carry out through all iterations of the package.
Client // ELLE
Photography // Christelle de Castro
Hair and makeup // Susan Heyd, Lori Pressman, Alexis Martinez, and Anita Bahramy
Producer // Jen Barrie
Location // The Fridge Gallery, Washington DC
Web and social design // Mia Feitel