Kate. T. Parker is on a mission: she wants to rebrand what it means to be a young girl today.

The photographer, from Atlanta, was looking through pictures she had taken of her eight and eleven year old daughters when she realised her favourite ones were the images that depicted them having fun.

In these snaps, her daughters showed a confidence and strength that is (for the most part) lacking in mainstream images of girls in the media: and Parker realised it was time for a change.

So she grabbed her camera and set off to capture young girls across the US at their most badass, for her new photography book aptly titled Strong is the New Pretty.

Strong is the New Pretty: photographer depicts young girls at their most powerful