‘Real Beauty’ Was Chosen Instead Of Photoshop

In this series, Rankin asked 15 teenagers to edit and retouch portraits of themselves until they considered the photos to be “social media ready”. The results were truly shocking.However, as Rankin says, “It’s time to acknowledge the damaging effects that social media has on people’s self-image,” and we cannot do that without recognising the role played by “retouching” apps.