Tracy Lees, Dual Identity (Portrait 2020)

Khayshie is 22 and a second generation Sri Lankan. Current Bendigo Youth Mayor; 2017 Bendigo Young Citizen of the Year; Victorian Law Student of the year; Victorian Youth Multicultural Commissioner of Victoria, and named amongst the Top 100 Future Leaders of Australia. In Australian culture she is outstandingly successful. The basis of Khayshie's success is the management of her Dual Identity. Straddling and uniting two cultures. Integrating her identity into a coherent narrative has taken finesse and empathy. I have attempted to photograph Khayshie in a blend of her two cultures. Showing an empowered traditional Sri Lankan woman with some of her Australian achievements, and conversely, wearing young Australian fashion with Sri Lankan accessories.

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