Photographer Has Been Capturing Gingers Around The World For 7 Years And Says It’s Not Just About Hair (15 Pics)
Just 1-2% of the world's population have natural red hair, which makes it a very unique trait that can become a fascinating selling feature that stands out in a crowd—or, in some cases, cause bullying for being different. If an uncommon hair color is seen as individuality rather than an oddity, we can live in a more understanding world because after all, the same DNA flows in all of us beyond borders, and here's a testimony to that.
Over the past seven years, 39-year-old Scottish photographer Kieran Dodds has been traveling the world and capturing different people with one connecting trait—ginger hair. But the project is not just about hair. As Kieran told Bored Panda, it's about "connecting us across political and cultural boundaries, using a rare golden thread."
"Look, stare and marvel, that’s the whole point. Find connections across the world. I want people to compare the portraits and delight in our variety even without an apparently homogenous group. We are made of the same stuff but we are uniquely tuned," he says.
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Clockwise: Steven Mckay, Esther, Rebecca (Mother), Chloe, Lois And Abigail, Scotland
Alexander Soued, Scotland, Born In 2011
Sveta Ni, Russia, Born In 1996
Jordan DeLeon, Jamaica, Born In 2016
Nixie Connelly, Scotland
aside from the fact that I had the exact same shirt as a kid, she is absolutely adorable! Those ginger locks are gourgeous.
Photographer's Daughters Izzy & Ada Dodds, Scotland
Jamie Hallam, Scotland, Born In 2004
Lucy Fleming, Scotland, Born In 2005
I have always loved my ginger hair ..even though I'm 61 it's still ginger with grey tips
Marteka Nembhard, Jamaica, Born In 2005
Photographer Kieran Dodds, Scotland, Born In 1980
Maya Duncan-Smith, Dundee, Scotland
Gilad Belkin, Israel, Born In 1988
Pacey Young, Scotland
Randy Wong, Jamaica, Born In 1988
Chris McCabe, Scotland
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My bff has red hair, she's beautiful but gets bullied. It's really sad, just because it's different doesn't mean it's bad. EDIT: she also has green eyes like me
How ridiculous and cruel! Red hair is gorgeous. I suspect it's jealousy as she'll always stand out. Bullies are pathetic individuals - I hope that it gets reported properly and that no-one tolerates it even for a second. Never ignore bullying and hope it goes away - it gives the bullies power. It's not fair to your friend and it won't be fair to the next person they pick on because bullies, if not stopped, will usually make someone else's life miserable. Good luck to you both.
Load More Replies...Amazing photos. Tell me, do ginger people still get treated like crap by some, like bullying, namecalling, being named as agressive shorttempered or ekstra sexy/secxual? Are we done with that? (maybe we have others to projecr our crap on now. )
Nope, unfortunately still happens, even as an adult walking home I've had random kids and adults decide to call out names to me randomly
Load More Replies...My bff has red hair, she's beautiful but gets bullied. It's really sad, just because it's different doesn't mean it's bad. EDIT: she also has green eyes like me
How ridiculous and cruel! Red hair is gorgeous. I suspect it's jealousy as she'll always stand out. Bullies are pathetic individuals - I hope that it gets reported properly and that no-one tolerates it even for a second. Never ignore bullying and hope it goes away - it gives the bullies power. It's not fair to your friend and it won't be fair to the next person they pick on because bullies, if not stopped, will usually make someone else's life miserable. Good luck to you both.
Load More Replies...Amazing photos. Tell me, do ginger people still get treated like crap by some, like bullying, namecalling, being named as agressive shorttempered or ekstra sexy/secxual? Are we done with that? (maybe we have others to projecr our crap on now. )
Nope, unfortunately still happens, even as an adult walking home I've had random kids and adults decide to call out names to me randomly
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