Disney and Girl Up - a United Nations foundation dedicated to empowering girls, have launched a campaign involving an amazing photography project.

 

The latest initiative involves 19 photographers from 15 different countries, capturing images that depict women and girls being powerful and inspirational in their own right.

 

The aim of the campaign is to encourage people to share pictures that capture the spirit of girls and women with the hashtag #DreamBigPrincess. For each public post shared with the hashtag, Disney promises to donate $1 to Girl Up and will continue to donate until it reaches $1 million.

 

Annie Griffiths, who has published photography in National Geographic, took pictures of young women and girls defying stereotypes.

 

Annie took a photo of a teen advisor for Girl Up holding up a sign that reads, “Future CEO.” She also photographed a paleontologist from the American Museum of Natural History excavating for buried fossils.

 

 

The well-known photographer also captured teen author Sasha Ariel Alston who wrote a book titled Sasha Savvy Loves to Code to encourage girls to study and pursue a career in STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and maths).

 

Award-winning journalist Paula Bronstein took pictures of women and girls showing the power of sisterhood.

 

She took and published a picture of Zakia, a 23-year old from Afghanistan who was one of the first women in her country to start riding a bicycle.

 

“Zakia was inspired to teach other younger women in her village to ride when she saw them without access to public transportation, and riding bicycles served as a good solution to get to school,” Paul told the Huffington Post.

 

“Biking is often frowned upon for women in their society, but Zakia is now dreaming big by hoping that some of the female riders she trains with will go on to be among the best in the world, representing their country in international competitions.”

 

 

To capture female strength and resilience, Theresa Balderas photographed a girl she met at an orphanage in Mexico.

 

“When Paty was only 6 years old and first arrived to the orphanage she has always showed her positive attitude and felt very hopeful about her future,” said Theresa.

 

“I have learned that you are never too young to start believing in yourself.”

 

Kate Parker, an Atlanta-based photographer photographed her young daughter Grace, dressed as Snow White playing football with other Disney Princesses.

 

 

“I always welcome a chance to chip away at the images girls see every day where they’re smiling, they have perfect hair,” said Kate

 

“That’s not necessarily their true personality, it’s what people expect.”

 

You can find these inspiring images at girlup.org and @GirlUp on Twitter.

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