View image in fullscreenJazmine, age 11Growing up in Belgium, Eva Verbeeck was captivated from a distance by the cultural mythology of the American teenager. It was a concept built on boundless possibility, far removed from her local landscape. An encounter with a group of young cheerleaders in Savannah, Georgia, became the starting point for her new photo book, an intimate look into the lives of young American women navigating identity, agency and self-discovery.