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After the birth of her own daughter in 2005, Photographer Erin O’Brien was struck by how overwhelming motherhood could be and wanted to know how being a mom felt to those barely into adulthood themselves.

Dedicated to documenting the situation Erin contacted  Dr. Yvette Martas, head of the Bellevue Hospital Adolescent OBGYN clinic, who in 2005 introduced her to Fanny,14, Elizabeth ,15, years , Maria, 18, Gina, 16, and Yolanda,” 17. Erin met with the girls on a regular basis and photographed the girls during their pregnancies and for up to a year after their babies’ births.

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The Kindred Cool exhibition seeks to pays homage to the jazz friendship of Romare Bearden, Ralph Ellison and Albert Murray. Each photograph is composed of three individuals, trios, who are bonded by jazz.

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