The Photographer Creating a Space for Jewish Women

Shira Lankin is a photographer and writer whose work explores the lives of Jewish women–oftentimes, women open up to her about their traumas, insecurities, and joys. Lankin recently founded The Layers Project , which raises awareness about issues like infertility, chronic illness, and mental health. On the site, Lankin writes that the project is “an opportunity to help other people begin to embrace the nuance and complexity in their lives.” Recently, for instance, she focused in on infertility , a project we wrote about here. Besides being a photographer and writer, Lankin is also a social worker and mom who writes about her own struggles with chronic illness at her blog –illustrating just how vulnerable she is willing to be as a way to help others. In one post, Lankin writes about her ill