

Brittany Sowacke poses amidst trees and in front of a rock formation at Shanty Hollow in Bowling Green, Ky. She wears a neon geometric diamond dress accented with an onyx waist belt, matching moccasins, and teal tights for a pop of color.
Issaiah Rhodes, 11, gazes into a car owned by a friend of his step-father's, who had stopped by their apartment complex Phenix Place, in Bowling Green, Ky., to show it off. Rhodes' step-father Dakota owns a car, but is unable to drive it due to DWI charges. Issaiah's mother worries about his exposure to negative influences, and doesn't approve idolizing material possessions.

Ashley Witt holds up the bottom of her wedding dress to reveal her muddied feet at East Cedar Beach in Minneapolis, Minn. After being married for a year, Witt decided it was time to trash the dress, a ritual taken on by some young brides who would rather wear their dress one last time and destroy it in the process than preserve it for future generations.