My Eyes See Diversity - Street Portrait Photography Project and Exhibition

My Eyes See Diversity. A project that aims to raise awareness towards social diversity and equality. My Eyes See Diversity (MESD) was born as a result of a lifelong strong will to express the love and passion for boldness, colors, self-expression and the lack of fear to stand out in people. Behind the project stands the Russian born- Israeli raised author of the project, Yana Binaev. From observing people and societies for many years, while growing up in a non-diverse environment, to further living in different countries and deeply integrating into different cultures. MESD was born as a result and it is a scream towards the awakening of more people to social awareness and celebration of what her eyes see- Diversity. All portraits are presented with short poetry and storytelling. My Eyes See Diversity was created by a strong motivation to spread out to the world the beauty of Diversity and drive people to be able to open their eyes and minds towards a wider perspective of love and equality and a more open thinking society. Driving people towards becoming more open and less judgmental to those who stand out, whether it is because of their skin color, the complexion of the tone, hair structure or style. As John Lennon said, “Don’t hate what you don’t understand”. MESD was born as a result of love to humanity, to all races, and from a strong will to show how equally beautiful we all are. Black, white or brown and it is a deep manifesto of love toward the variety of faces there are in society and a desperate scream towards a more equal and free society.