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"For my second IShotMyself my inspiration came from wanting to play with colour, so I wore clothes and underwear that would match the background's colour. I played with fabric that's metallic and used that as background and prop to set the theme of the pictures, it reflected light in an interesting way and, in my opinion, made the pictures look sort of "dreamy". It was so much fun to experiment with something different where I could even take more abstract pictures. IShotMyself really gave me the freedom to chose how I want to be shot, I'm glad to be part of such an empowering project once more."

"Heyaaa gorgeous creatures, this is my first time doing an IShotMyself folio and wowww what an interesting 48 hours it has been. Luckily I had a whole weekend to complete my folio but unluckily both days were 15 degrees and overcast! Haha but I think I did fine. I was a little nervous at the beginning mainly because I didn't know how I wanted to shoot it, but as soon as I began messing around, inspiration came flooding in! It was really cool to explore something this different and to create art that was so natural and raw was pretty inspiring."

"La sesion en si misma la hice alrededor de la idea de intimidad, sobretodo alineada a mi amor propio, mi autonomia y mi propio respeto por mis decisiones y mis expresiones. Las fotos las enfoque en compartir todas esas cosas que me hacen sentirme libre y donde puedo expresarme espontaneamente, sin presiones y sin preocuparme por ningun tipo de condicionamiento. / I based the session itself around the idea of intimacy, especially in line with my self-esteem, my autonomy and my own respect for my decisions and my expressions. The photos focus on sharing all those things that make me feel free and where I can express myself spontaneously, without pressure and without worrying about any type of conditioning."

"I shot these pictures during my time in lockdown in New Zealand. It's been such a strange and stressful situation, being stuck overseas during a pandemic. It's hard not to think about the state of the world every day now, but shooting these pictures just took me back to the feeling of being naked and enjoying myself and my body. Investigating what lockdown had inevitably done to my curves (who else has been stress eating??). This project was so much fun because it brought me back to feeling myself and being productive with my day and has now given me the motivation to get off my ass and back to work!"

"Dieser Ort war der bisher aufregendste fuer einen Shoot wie diesen! Das Gebaeude war einst eine alte Fabrik, die nun unbenutzt dasteht. Viele Strassenkuenstler haben dem Ort einen neuen Charme gegeben und all die Farben, die mich bei dem Shoot umgeben haben waren unglaublich schoen. Die Athmospaere des Gebaeudes war unglaublich, vor allem neben der Auregung einen Shoot wie diesen in einer Fabrik wie dieser zu haben. / This location has been the most exciting one I've been to so far. The place used to be an old factory building, now emptied out. A lot of street artists gave it a whole new character and being surrounded by all that art and the colours was incredibly special. I loved the atmosphere in there and this excitement of doing a shoot like this in a place like that."

"During the photos, I had a fantasy about my future boyfriend - about great sex with my boyfriend also after the pics, his passion and temper (and mine too). I've done a few pics like that for an ex boyfriend before. It was so cool and he didn't expect it and it was really hot!! He told me he never got pics from his other girlfriends. I like to do surprises like this, they're a little kinky and really hot! I think it can make our minds get so excited beforehand, so then afterwards we can have the best sex ever! After shooting, I was thinking about who I can send these kinds of pics to, and maybe make them my boyfriend."

"I had a very interesting time doing this shoot playing around with different poses and ways to click the shutter, it was a lot of fun. It was a great learning experience too, I've learned a lot about my body and the way it looks in different positions, I don't think I've ever looked at myself naked for that long! I really enjoyed the outside portion of my shoot, while rolling around in the rocks in my backyard I got a bee sting on my bum! It's a few days later now and it still hurts but it was definitely worth it! I am so grateful for the opportunity, I feel so much more comfortable in my skin and I have a new appreciation for my body."

"Just me being the ultimate dork in my veggie patch and with my indoor plant collection. I found doing this shoot way harder than I thought it would be! I had to really expand my idea of what taking a selfie was! So many new angles I had never seen or captured before of my body. I like to think I'm pretty in touch and super comfy with my bod, but this was definitely a new level of intimacy! I think it was great practice... my partner is gonna get sent so many more nudes now with all the surprise angles ;) Also, it's the absolute best feeling in the world being nude and getting that sun on your butt! Highly recommended if you've never tried it before."

"This shoot was so glorious! I made a full adventure out of it. Before picking up my friend who joined me, I had some time to kill and a dragon fruit and camera in my bag... so I found myself in a grungy alleyway indulging in the juicy, exotic fruit, luscious sweetness that dripped down my body... keeping alert for any company that could encroach on my spontaneous shoot at any moment! Then we headed to the coast and found an epic beach. Scrambling down the clay cliffs in light rain to get to the golden sands! There was a thunder storm rumbling in the distance, which created such an intense energy, enjoying the location while I could before the heavy rain came over the top of me."

"It was a hot day and a big relief to find myself by the beach. I love the color of my body the way it looks against the green leaves and the blue sky. Funny story about this day, I meant to go to a spot I remembered from a time before where I was sure it would be private but I got lost trying to find this place. I ended up somewhere completely new that was even more beautiful than the place before! It was even more private too and I enjoyed having the nature all to myself. I wonder if I will be able to remember how to get back..."

"My second shoot was quite different from my first, as I had to come up with a new concept. I decided on doing a heavenly, angelic type shoot after I found some tulle in my cupboard. To take it to the next level, I cut open an old pillow to get some fluff to use as clouds, but was surprised to find it was full of feathers! Oh well, I'd already torn it open so I rolled with it. Trying to balance feathers on your nipple is a LOT harder than it looks, every time I took a breath they went flying! Despite the clean-up, I had an absolute ball shooting this, and I really hope that shines through."

"I've always nerded out on words and languages, and filming myself felt like a great opportunity to share this love in a fun and cheeky way. The idea to give a history of words for the female anatomy actually came from a friend, who requested I raunch up my linguistics training to give a spicy education session at an event. I loved going back over my language text books to revise the history of the English language and I enjoyed using my body as a canvas for the material. I've learnt that my backwards spelling could use some work though. Thank you ISM for allowing me to share my joy in words and in my body!"

"I wanted this shoot to portray my inner nature and real life turmoils, dark/light, melancholy and playful. I shot myself on a cloudy day in my backyard. The snippets of sunlight that peeked out during the day made me think of the two forces at play. Feeling the sun's warmth on my skin made me attune to the beauty that is within and surrounds me, whether it be light or dark. This was a refreshing experience of self love and care and was a step closer to my budding, loving relationship with myself and my body. I tie myself to remember who has control."

"I did this shoot in on my back deck in Wellington during lockdown. I definitely had cabin fever! It felt so good to get freaky with my surfboard and other outdoor objects. Feeling the hot sun on my naked body makes me fizz with sensuality. I had to be sneaky about it, as a few of my neighbours can look right onto my back deck. I'll admit though, the thought of being seen gives me a little kick! During my shoot I was visited by the sweetest little field mouse who wasn't startled by me at all! After doing a ISM shoot I always feel like I've leveled up in self confidence. I'm more comfortable to wiggle my jiggly things to the world!"

"In my folio I wanted to convey a sense of divine feminine energy. I did this through use of the colour pink - my favourite colour; a colour that is often related to femininity; the colour of the parts of the body we are told to keep secret, that I have on display in the images. Upon realising the lighting in my own bedroom was not going to cut it for my shoot, I moved the shoot to the well-lit bedroom of my housemate who was staying at his girlfriend's house. Every time a car drove down the street I couldn't help but look out the window to see if it was him. Luckily he didn't come home and I didn't have to deal with the awkwardness of explaining why I was doing a naked photo shoot in his room."