Surfing, Skateboarding, Music, Photography, Travel, Culture and general antics of the youth on the run.

Girl We Adore: Sophie Lynn Time Travel, Ice Cream and Netflix

What Youth: What’s your full name? Sophie: Sophie Flores Do you have any nicknames? Auntie Pee Pee What music have...

Girl We Adore: Christiana Mortoccia

“The best thing you can do is live in the present and never question the future.” Finding solitude between past...

Girl We Adore: Grace Gardiner Our valentine loves the Philadelphia Eagles and David Bowie and will be have a gin soda

Love is in the air today. And Darren Ankenman made our hearts hurt when he sent us these rad shots...
what youth girl we adore photographed by darren ankenman

Girl We Adore: Alexandra Ginnold Dancing, Venice and Sustainability

What is your full name? Alexandra Yvette Ginnold. Did you grow up in Venice? What was your favorite part of...
what youth girl we adore chelsea elayne photographed bydarren ankenman

Girl We Adore: Chelsea Elayne Young Thug, MOB grip and Tech shame. Photography by Darren Ankenman

What’s your full name? Personal brand guideline to never disclose my full name online ;) Where are you from and...
what youth girl we adore amanda davis photographed by darren ankenman

Girl We Adore: Amanda Davis Black Sheep, Sports Cars and In N Out

What’s your full name? Amanda Josephine Davis. Where were you born and where are you living? I was born in...
what youth girl we adore isabella

Girl We Adore: Allie Isabella Sprague Kittens, Vans and the The Velvet Underground

What’s your full name? Allie Isabella Sprague Where are you from and where are you currently living? I was born...
what youth olivia brower girl we adore

Girl We Adore: Olivia Brower Former Encinitas, CA Whole Foods shopper (it closed)

What Youth: Do you have any nicknames? Olivia Brower: Liviey Girl, Olive, Oli. Where are you from and where are you...
what youth girl we adore nicole zimmerman

Girl We Adore: Nicole Zimmerman Road Trippin’, Ghosts and No Regrets

What is your full name? Nicole Elisabeth Zimmermann Do you have any nicknames? Niki, Cole, Nikizimz, Zimmy, etc, etc. Where...
what youth girl we adore torri fritz

Girl We Adore: Tori Fritz The Human experience, El Caminos and The Office

What is your full name? Tori Fritz Do you have any nicknames? Fritzie Where were you born and where are...
what youth girl we adore zelly

Girl We Adore: Zelly Mae Dugan Song Writing and Riding Brontosauruses

What is your full name? Zelly Mae Dugan Do you have any nicknames? Zell Bell, Smelly Zelly, Zelda just to...
what youth girl we adore grace piehl darren ankenman

Girl We Adore: Grace “Sweet Lime” Piehl Past lives, Porsches and wearing your heart on your sleeve

What is your full name? Grace Kennedy Piehl. Do you have any nicknames? Yeah, people call me Gigi and my...
what youth girl we adore suede brooks darren ankenman

Girl We Adore: Suede Brooks Victoria’s Secret Angels, youtube videos and surfer boys. Photographed by Darren Ankenman.

What is your full name? Suede Brooks. Do you have any nicknames? I used to be called the most random...

Girl We Adore: Bleu Archbold Painting, Japan and underwear dancing. Photography by Shayna Colvin

WHAT YOUTH: What’s your full name? Bleu Grace Archbold. Do you have any nicknames? My real name is already kind...
Girl We Adore Sara Tansy

Girl We Adore: Sara Tansy Don’t get married and when the world ends

What’s your full name? Sara Tansy. Do you have any nicknames? Letans. Where were you born and where are you...
what youth girl we adore

Girl We Adore: Chloe Lynn Bilsland Stick and poke tattoos and getting naked at school

What Is your full name? Chloe Lynn Bilsland Do you have any nicknames? Either Chlochella or Mick (I guess my...
what youth girl we adore leah darren ankenman

Girl We Adore: Leah Doornick A flower-drying musician from Los Angeles

What is your full name? Leah Doornink. Do you have any nicknames? Sometimes Oko if somebody doesn’t really know my...
what youth photo credit molly steele

Photo Credit: Molly Steele Portfolio 026: Train-hopping, fantasy and photo journalism

Molly Steele’s photography caught us off guard. Poetic, playful and beautiful but also tough and raw. This Girl We Adore...
what youth girl we adore valentina darren ankinman

Girl We Adore: Valentina Ruby Sykes A model seamstress jeweler from Melbourne, Australia

WHAT YOUTH: What’s your full name? VALENTINA SKYES: Valentina Ruby Sykes Do you have any nicknames? Vee Where were you...
what youth girl we adore grace

Girl We Adore: Grace Van Dien From What Youth Issue 12 shot by Darren Ankenman

Do you have any nicknames?  “Spacey Gracey” is my most fitting one. When I was younger my family called me...
what youth girl we adore Molly Steele

Girl We Adore: Molly Steele A train-hopping wanderer from a swampy puddle in Florida

We heard about Molly through a friend of ours and the first thing they told us is: My friend Molly...
what youth girl we adore

Girl We Adore: Clare Gillies The president of the Jane Austen book club lives in New York

Do you have any nicknames? Bear/Clarebear and sometimes queaks…I have a…unique voice;) Where did you come from and where do...
Girl we adore rachel what youth girls

Girl We Adore: Rachel Yampolsky A transplant from the Arizona desert

What’s your full name? Rachel Ann Yampolsky Do you have any nicknames? Sweet Potato. Where did you come from? Tucson,...
Shayna Colvin Photography, Annie McGinty, Girls, What Youth Girls, Girl W Adore

Girl We Adore: Annie McGinty A Nick Cave fan from the Midwest

What Youth: What’s your full name? Annie: Annie Elizabeth McGinty Do you have any nicknames? Annie-banannie, McG Where did you...
what youth girl we adore

Girl We Adore: Yvonne Logan The new California girl

WHAT YOUTH: Do you have any nicknames?  YVONNE: If people can’t pronounce my first name right, they usually call me...
girl we adore what youth irie jean

Girl We Adore: Irie Jean Calkins Presented by Amuse Society

Meet Irie. A rare and delicate discovery from Huntington Beach of all places. We recently did a shoot with her for our...
what youth girl we adore joanna halpin girls

Girl We Adore: Joanna Halpin Presented by Amuse Society

This is Joanna Halpin. She’s from a coastal town in England but now jet sets between Los Angeles and London....
what youth girl we adore langley fox

Girl We Adore: Langley Fox Presented by Amuse Society

“If I don’t laugh at my outfit a little bit each morning, I’ll change.” Langley Fox told us this on...

Girl We Adore: Natascha Elisa In Search of Sadie Presented by Amuse Society

Natascha Elisa doesn’t make any plans. Things just seem to happen. She recently caught the attention of Amuse Society and...

Girl We Adore We talk to the girls we adore

girl we adore what youth

Girl We Adore: Kayla Varley Both sides of the glass Presented by Amuse Society

Kayla Varley left the small town of Bakersfield, California and headed to L.A. at age 17, armed with her self-taught...
girl we adore what youth

Girl We Adore: Maddy Relph A sexier world tour Presented by Amuse Society

This is Maddy Relph. She grew up in Australia and was the paper girl for Jourdan Bowen, who lived on...

Sign up for letters from What Youth


By enabling this page, you are acknowledging and accepting our privacy terms and conditions.