Photo By Riley Swiderski
Music teacher Deanna Cates
On May 7, 2015, 18-year-old photographer Shea Glover uploaded a video to YouTube where she took photos as she told people they were beautiful. Glover did this experiment as part of a school project to capture people’s natural reaction to that compliment. The video created an explosive trend where people would film others’ responses before and after being told something. At Kaneland High School, beauty can be found everywhere through the students and faculty that make up our school environment. Everyone we photographed looked happier when they were called beautiful. The genuine smiles in the photos show the impact that kind words can have on people. When beautiful words are shared, the beauty in the person is revealed.
