Stuck In The Suburbs: This Photographer Shows How The American Dream Has Shifted In The Last 20 Years

Lilah In 2004/2016

IMAGE BY: Beth Yarnelle Edwards

For Lilah, 12 years led to a shift from a fun-loving little girl who loves to dance into a young woman training extensively for a career as a professional ballerina. “Deciding I wanted to become a professional ballerina is probably the biggest change in my life since the first photo was made,” she said. Also, my parent’s divorce is something that I definitely didn’t see coming in 2004 and that drastically changed my life.”

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