2025 · Digital offset, perfect bound, 160 pages
Collects 154 cell phone photos texted between me and my closest friends over the course of a decade.
Hands holding, cradling, displaying: tropical fruit on a beach. A handful of cicada shells. Test results. A celebratory glass of wine. Studio accomplishments. A middle finger at an undesirable politician.
The book’s title comes from the name of a group text with two of these friends. One day I realized that sharing these daily moments is how we stay connected, whether separated by distance or caught up in busy lives. These photos are our way of saying: “Here’s what’s going on.” “wtf” “I miss you.”
Published by Current Editions -> Available







Girltalk
By Jessalyn Aaland
Design direction by Jessalyn Aaland
Graphic design by Paul Morgan
Photos taken between 2016-2025
Photos by Jessalyn Aaland, Rose Brander, Kristia Castrillo, Beck Levy, Lisa Rybovich Crallé, and Thera Webb
4.88 × 6.5 inches, 160 pages
digital offset, perfect bound
2025, 350 copies
Published by Current Editions
ISBN: 979-8-9992256-1-0

2025 · Digital offset, perfect bound, 160 pages
Collects 154 cell phone photos texted between me and my closest friends over the course of a decade.
Hands holding, cradling, displaying: tropical fruit on a beach. A handful of cicada shells. Test results. A celebratory glass of wine. Studio accomplishments. A middle finger at an undesirable politician.
The book’s title comes from the name of a group text with two of these friends. One day I realized that sharing these daily moments is how we stay connected, whether separated by distance or caught up in busy lives. These photos are our way of saying: “Here’s what’s going on.” “wtf” “I miss you.”
Published by Current Editions -> Available






Girltalk
By Jessalyn Aaland
Design direction by Jessalyn Aaland
Graphic design by Paul Morgan
Photos taken between 2016-2025
Photos by Jessalyn Aaland, Rose Brander, Kristia Castrillo, Beck Levy, Lisa Rybovich Crallé, and Thera Webb
4.88 × 6.5 inches, 160 pages
digital offset, perfect bound
2025, 350 copies
Published by Current Editions
ISBN: 979-8-9992256-1-0
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