Force of Nature: A Celebration of Girls and Women Raising Their Voices

by Kate T. Parker

From the bestselling author-photographer of Strong Is the New Pretty , this newest collection of Kate Parker’s photographs celebrates girls and women finding, using, amplifying, and sustaining their voices to empower themselves and the people around them. Mothers lifting up their daughters. Sisters standing their ground. Classmates lending a helping hand. Here are more than 150 full-color and black-and-white images of girls and women in the process of speaking up and speaking out. Force of Nature , the third installment in the Strong Is the New Pretty series by bestselling author-photographer Kate Parker, is split into four chapters—Find Your Voice, Use Your Voice, Amplify Your Voice, and Sustain Your Voice. The book and its subjects tackle issues big and small with the power and wisdom of their voices and their confidence in themselves. Individually and collectively, these girls and women—and their voices—are a force of nature. Some arrive in the form of urgent whispers while others positively roar off the page. Each photo is accompanied by a quotation from the subject talking about how she has found or used her voice to uplift herself and others. Throughout the four chapters are ten “spotlights” that feature additional photos and extended essays that tell the stories of exceptional girls and women who are navigating the complexities of making change every day.

Genres: Nonfiction, Sports, Photography, Womens

256 pages, Paperback

Published March 5, 2024

About the author

KATE T. PARKER is a mother, wife, Ironman, and professional photographer who shoots both personal projects and commercial work for her clients. Her STRONG IS THE NEW PRETTY photo series led to collaborations with brands such as Disney, Athleta, Kellogg’s, and NBC. It has also inspired Kate to launch a philanthropic arm of SITNP, partnering with organizations such as Girls on the Run, Girl Up, The Arthur Blank Family Foundation, Disney, Glam4Good, and The Bully Project by investing in childrens’ health and education. Strong is the New Pretty was also adapted for a book with Workman Publishing and became a national bestseller as well as selling overseas. Strong is the New Pretty: The Guided Journal was published in October 18 and The Heart of a Boy will be in April 19.



In 2017, her work was featured in Huffington Post, O Magazine, A Mighty Girl, Vogue, Redbook, NY Magazine, People, Good Morning America, Shape Magazine, Buzzfeed, Self Magazine, DailyWorth, CNN, Vanity Fair Italy, Today Show, PDN, Atlanta Journal Constitution, and ESPN W.



Strong is the New Pretty was included in The Best Books of 2017 (Amazon), Books of the Year and Pick of the Day, 2017 (A Mighty Girl), Feminist Kids Books for Dismantling the Patriarchy (NY Mag), “Heather’s Picks” Chapters/Indigo (Canada),



A list of her clients include Disney, REI, NBC, Girl Scouts of the USA, Athleta, American Express, Merck, Girls on the Run, AT&T, Kroger, IHG Group, Spanx, Nexcare, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Lululemon, Walgreens, GlaxoSmithKline, Biogen, Kelloggs’, Verizon, NFL, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Oxygen, Holiday Inn, Cigna, and Progressive Insurance.

Reviews

[ASH (ASHisallbookedup) · Rating 5 out of 5]

👊𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚌𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝙽𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎: 𝙰 𝙲𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚆𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗 𝚁𝚊𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚅𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎𝚜
𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎: 𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚑𝚢/𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙/𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕
𝙿𝚞𝚋 𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚎: 𝚃𝙾𝙳𝙰𝚈 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝟻𝚝𝚑
𝙼𝚢 𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐: 𝟻 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🤏𝚃𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚢 𝚝𝚒𝚍𝚋𝚒𝚝...This collection of over 150 photographs & essays celebrates girls and women finding, using & amplifying their voices to empower themselves and those around them.

💭𝙼𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜..As a mom to two girls I am ALL about empowering them to use their voice to stand up for themselves or others. This book is divided into four chapters..find your voice, use your voice, amplify your voice and sustain your voice. The pictures & essays will help you feel better about this insane world we are raising our kiddos in! They are incredibly uplifting & so real! I am also obsessed with the fact that this book is square! I love its size & shape & it’s gonna look so cute on my coffee table! Thanks to @katetparker @workmanpub for my advanced copy!

[Lisa Davidson · Rating 5 out of 5]

"If you can make something better by using your voice or speaking up, why wouldn't you?" This book is full of beautiful, strong, brilliant girls and women who know they have power and they use it for good. Even very young girls recognize that they can help situations and help others feel better. The photos are amazing -- candid shots of very different ladies. I recommend that anyone who wants a pick-me-up or who needs some faith in humanity pick up this book.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this