13th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Today through my eyes

Ashley was at her cousins wedding in Oroville CA ..Ashley was born with a birth defect on her her leg and went through multiple surgeries through her yonger years .the state removed her from her home and placed her with her grandmother .Ashleys father was a abusive drug addict but through that all she has grown into a beautiful woman she is hard working and does not let life get her down..On this day Ashley had had to leave her home because her boyfriend had been abusing her as she sat at the wedding she was thinking how she wished she could just get a break in life and find a little peace and happiness.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2015
Date Uploaded: 07.2015
Photo Location: OROVILLE, California, United States of America
Copyright: © Shelly hottell