" Readhead Beauty" is a photography book of redheaded people.
He has taken pictures of 130 models in 20 countries.
He wants to fight the stigma of people with red hair.
About 2% of the world's population has red hair.
Redheads are often ridiculed in pop culture and seen as bad by their peers because they stand out.
Brian Dowling wants to bring attention to those with red hair. He has traveled to 20 countries and photographed redheads to celebrate their beauty.
The person pictured is from Berlin.
Red hair is something photographer Brian Dowling likes.
The person is from Northern Ireland.
He might have something to do with it.
The person is from Malahide, Ireland.
He decided to take pictures of redheaded people.
The person pictured is from London, England.
He put the images into a book.
The person is from Slovakia.
There were 130 models photographed by Dowling.
The person pictured is from Russia.
The book was published through a campaign.
The person pictured is Laura from Virginia.
He used social media to find his models.
There is a person from Scotland pictured.
He said that before he started the project, he posted a message on social media.
Sarah Kennedy is from Ireland
The catalyst for this project was probably Aoife, a redheaded person who responded.
The person is Aoife from Ireland.
He couldn't find models in Dublin.
Alice from Dublin is pictured.
Many of the natural redheads there had changed their hair color because of being bullied.
Marina from Moscow is pictured.
Not as many people were bullied in Russia and Ukraine where he lived.
The person pictured is from Ukraine.
Dowling observed that redheads share a bond with each other.
Krissy is from Germany
He said there is a sense of camaraderie that he compares to seeing a fellow marine.
There is Megan in California.
"Marines respect each other because they all went through the same rigorous training, and I feel like redheads give each other a little acknowledgement nod because they often went through bullied in school," he said.
A person from San Francisco.
Dowling wants to celebrate redheads through his pictures.
There is a picture of a woman in Odessa, Ukranian.
People with red hair have told him that his work has helped them embrace their beauty.
Beatta is from Warsaw.
He said it's still hard for him to believe that a few photographs can make a difference.
The person pictured is from South Carolina.
He wants to spread his message to other countries.
The person is from the Netherlands.
He thinks people with red hair want to be treated like normal people.
A photo of Benedetta from Italy was taken in Australia.
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