Over the last few years there’s been a rise of female photographers getting behind the camera lens, giving a much-needed female gaze to the male-dominated world of photography. Through her wide and eclectic cast of fierce young women, Kochkarova's intimate pictures dissect girlhood in Dubai in an unprecedented way, by uncovering how multicultural and diverse the reality of it is. It was important for Kochkarova to shoot all of them in her home, so she could make sure that, by feeling comfortable, the girls released their profound strength. “All of these girls are so strong in their own way”, she says before adding, “all are respectively introduced with a quote they chose, which I believe is quite ground-breaking. We rarely give girls a chance to express themselves like that”.