Teenage girls making TikToks: Philippa James’s best photograph
The article discusses photographer Philippa James's project documenting teenage girls and their relationship with smartphones and social media platforms like TikTok. James wanted to learn more about the experiences of the "smartphone generation" after a study showed that 91% of children aged 12 use video, messaging, and social media apps. James observed her daughter and her friends using their phones, capturing their energy and fast-paced interactions as they danced, filmed, and scrolled through social media. Rather than a controlled portrait, the image "TikTok" emerged from this observation, with James capturing a fleeting moment as one of the girls briefly looked up at her. The article highlights the complexities of teenagers' digital lives, both the positives and negatives, which James sought to explore through this project.
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