Through the class I took first semester on Documenting Immigrant Experiences, I met our film participant, Karim, who is one of the heads of the Islamic Society of Boston. After he mentioned needing a photographer for the upcoming ISB annual cultural event, I showed him my website and he hired me to photograph the event. Although I did, of course, take photos of the men there, my camera always seemed to naturally gravitate to photographing the women in the surrounding area. I "accidentally" ended up with the majority of my photos being of the women at the event. The fashion they wore, the smiles they shared, and the strength they carried would be a crime to not memorialize.  This experience helped me to understand that the "natural beauty" of a woman is not through her appearance but rather, the seemingly innate ability that the female race has to rise against centuries of oppression and pursue their rights, goals, and dreams regardless of the high likelihood of imposed stereotypes and assumptions. Through my photography, I want to help broadcast the power, resilience, and bravery of women worldwide. This experience influenced my intentions when photographing women. I came to the realization that every single woman I photograph is going to be naturally beautiful, but her natural beauty is not due to her physical features but rather her will to persevere and her will to survive.