Photography student and blogger Dazhane Leah has released a series of photos that celebrate the beauty of natural hair. Her project features artwork of beautiful flowers embedded in equally beautiful afros.

"I've read, seen for myself, and been told by family and friends about the negative experiences they've had when wearing their natural hair," she told Mashable. Unfortunately, that comes as no surprise, because of the negative stereotypes surrounding natural hair. From schools banning certain hairstyles, to bosses criticizing natural hair in the workplace, Dazhane's project aims to continue taking a step forward in a world that has been holding natural hair back.

In her interview with Mashable, Dazhane also said: "an afro is a statement and the hairstyle represents and holds so much history and passion and represents so much. As a whole, natural hair, especially when worn in an afro or dreadlocks has been and still is looked down upon."

The project, titled "Afro Bloomin," was inspired by Dazhane’s social media followers and their definitions of black power. "The point of the project wasn't to discriminate against other races but to be unapologetic and celebrate black lives through everything that is who we are," she told Mashable. "Society tells us that our natural, God-given kinks and curls is not 'good hair,'" she adds. "Natural hair, no matter what way a person decides to wear it should equally fit societies' standards of 'Good hair.'"

Afro appreciation at its finest.

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