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"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."

"This folio really was just a walk through what I love to do on my day off! Nude gardening is the best feeling - especially the sun on my butt! Doing the shoot was hilarious at moments and at one stage I dropped one of my seedlings on the kitchen floor and proceeded to take the shoot down there. I went down the road to my local coffee place pre-shoot, and the ultra-cutie barista asked me what I was doing that day - it was a disaster! I just got very sweaty and pink as I fumbled through a lie... Note to self: Own your erotica! Especially to strangers, it might shake them up a little."

"I shot this session in my apartment in Melbourne April 8th - the Pink Moon is tonight :). As I was shooting this project I was thinking of how many ways I can take a selfie! And it is not really as easy as it looks lol. I wanted to get as many hot looks in as possible and also be a little creative. I feel like I kinda nailed it but would love to do it again in the future. I love shooting photos as I love how different I can look in each photo with a simple change of attitude, hair and outfit."

Did you miss her? We did. Lyndel always takes HQ by storm, arriving in a swirl of hot petals, long blonde hair, the scent of the mountains, that cheeky grin. When the world ground to a stop she was the first person we could think of, the first person we wanted to see. Lucky for us, she was happy to oblige - and this warm, sultry folio was one of the results, sent to us all the way from distant Canada. What else was there, you say? You'd have to head over to Ifeelmyself.com to find out.

"The other day at yoga I was doing an exercise where we had to open our heart chakras. And they said, think about somebody that you love unconditionally, and I know it's really lame. But this is who I thought of - I thought of my little fur-baby, my little monstrous son. He's very handsome. I thought you might like to watch me take him for a walk."

"I shot myself in my bedroom over a long weekend. I'd wake up in the morning, have a cup of coffee, take a few photos, put the camera down for a few hours, then grab a beer and take some more photos. I was thinking, "If I saw this person in the photos, would I connect with them?" At some point while I was shooting, my landlord came around unexpectedly, so I had to shut the blinds and pause for a while. I remember thinking, "I don't mind if you stumble upon these pictures later on, but I do not want you to catch me taking them now - I'm making ART". Hahaha, a great day indeed."

"While visiting my family home and farm sanctuary I took the liberty to sneak out into the back paddocks and capture some nudes outside before dusk hit. Distracted by what I was doing, I didn't hear our 2 bulls quietly and curiously walking up behind me. Although our gentle giants have been hand reared, they still think they can boisterously come up for cuddles with their lengthy, sharp and rather intimidating horns. Usually we would feed the three of them from the safety of the fence or the four wheel motorbike as they excitedly come thundering towards us and shaking their heads. There was a moment of stillness as we gazed at each other before I attempted to assert my dominance and yell at them. Fuck. NO. Stay there! To which they did. Most likely confused by the rare sight of the pasty white girl sprawling across the ground. And with the new company of my onlookers, I continued on with my shoot..."

"Do you know what a thrill it is sneaking into locked-up places? A HUGE one! I can promise you this was the biggest thrill of my life. I stripped down in this abandoned building and it's weird but I felt totally safe. Normally in a place like this I'd be worried about ghosts and murderers but maybe I was just too strong and confident. I scared all the baddies away. Don't worry though, I did have my girlfriend with me to cheer me on and look out for me while I was flashing away, living my best life at midnight in the most unusual places."

"I had such grand plans for my third shoot with I Shot Myself, and as always things didn't go to plan. Alas, my fake grass was not installed in time. So I just holed myself up in my bedroom and decided to see where it led me. I had some beautiful dried roses left over on my windowsill so decided to play around with them, and a fake fur wrap that I'm loving now the weather is getting colder. New additions to the family (pot plants) and a beautiful new mirror helped the mood for sure as well. I felt super relaxed after this one, the light was beautiful and I think you'll really love it :) xx"