Tell Your Story with Nancy Andrews’ Everyday Portraits

Book of Me is the flagship course inside Feminist Scrapbook School—a monthly project designed to help you tell your story, your way. FSS students get access to this lesson, all past Book of Me lessons, and every course in our growing classroom library. Learn more about FSS here.

Hey friends! We just dropped a brand-new Book of Me lesson in the classroom:

📸 Nancy Andrews: Everyday Portraits

This month, we’re taking inspiration from photographer Nancy Andrews and her black-and-white portraits of queer life in the 1990s. Her work is soft, grounded, and all about showing up as you are. These aren’t posed studio shots—they’re snapshots of real life: shared glances, quiet labor, everyday love.

Who is Nancy Andrews?

Nancy traveled across the U.S. documenting LGBTQ+ people in their homes, on farms, in kitchens and gardens. Her photo series Family: A Portrait of Gay and Lesbian America is filled with tender, honest portraits that say: your real life matters.

And that’s the heart of this lesson—using portrait-style pages to capture the kind of moments we usually overlook.

Why this Lesson Matters:

You don’t need a fancy camera or the “perfect moment” to tell your story.

This lesson is all about:

• Seeing your everyday life as something worth documenting
• Letting people be themselves—no filters, no fuss
• Finding the story in the details: the background, the expression, the routine

Portraits aren’t just about faces—they’re about presence. And that includes you.

Sneak Peek at My Page

I made a pocket page filled with black-and-white photos and colorful patterned paper—every little pocket holds a different moment. I didn’t try to match it all or make it deep. I just told a few tiny stories.

It felt good to put it together without overthinking.

Ready to dive in?

👉 Head to the classroom for Nancy Andrews: Everyday Portraits

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