David Jay has been shooting fashion and beauty professionally for over 15 years. His images have appeared in a multitude of international magazines and advertising campaigns. Like so many others personally touched by the disease, Jay was inspired to act when a dear friend was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 32. Like the subjects themselves, Jay's stark, bold portraits challenge traditional perceptions of the disease and capture the raw beauty, strength and character of so many extraordinary young women. Each portrait represents a singular, stripped-down vision of the life-changing journey that unites them all.
David Jay has been shooting fashion and beauty professionally for over 15 years. His images have appeared in a multitude of international magazines and advertising campaigns.
Seven years ago, David Jay founded and photographed The SCAR Project, a series of large scale photographs of young women surviving breast cancer. The project evolved when a dear friend of Jay's was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 31. The exhibition premiered in NYC in 2011 and is now traveling internationally. A book was published in 2010. The documentary on The SCAR Project, Baring It All, premiered on the Style Network and won an Emmy Award in 2012.