article_snippet: (CNN)Icelandic photographer Sigga Ella wanted to show that people with Down syndrome are more than a chromosomal abnormality.
article_snippet: Sigga Ella's's series, "First and foremost I am," consists of 21 portraits of people ranging from 9 months to 60 years old.
article_snippet: Sigga Ella's chose the number 21 to represent chromosome 21, the location of the most common genetic mutation causing the condition.
article_snippet: It is currently on exhibit at the Reykjavík Museum of Photography and will be featured in May at the Warsaw Festival of Art Photography.
article_snippet: Sigga Ella's shot her photos in 2013 and 2014 as part of a final project at The School of Photography in Reykjavik.
article_snippet: Sigga Ella's recently shared the images with CNN iReport.
article_snippet: Sigga Ella's hopes Sigga Ella's photos shine a light on "the beauty and diversity of mankind" and make us wonder if a future without that diversity is desirable.
highlights_snippet: Sigga Ella's portraits show people with Down syndrome from 9 months to 60 years old .
  
highlights_snippet: Sigga Ella's hopes Sigga Ella's photos shine a light on "the beauty and diversity of mankind" 