Leslie told BuzzFeed News she's been working on the project since June 2015.

“It involved a lot of Facebook searches, Google searches, trying to find support groups," she said.

Eventually, Leslie found Transcend, a support group for transgender children and their parents based in Melbourne.

The exhibition, to show in Melbourne and Sydney this year, will feature 10 portraits of transgender and gender-diverse youth, taken in places and outfits chosen by the kids.

"Some of them wanted to be at the beach, in the city, some in their backyard, some in their house," said Leslie. "I told them, you wear what you want, we'll work with that."



"This is their chance to show the world who they are, how they feel. It was all up to them."



Eleven-year-old Evie chose to be photographed as a mermaid.