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"I would be lying if I said I wasn't at all anxious about participating in this project but I was driven by this aim to represent a natural body image. I'm an artist in my spare time and I like to illustrate so I really felt that I wanted to incorporate that into the shoot. I thought about the parts of my body that made me unique or the parts that I'd usually hide. I took out my sketchbook and drew my lips, collarbone, right breast, naval and vagina. I positioned each drawing over that body part and as the shoot progressed I would remove the drawing until I was fully naked. It was actually felt really liberating to expose myself in this way. I felt creative and super body positive!"

"The weather was not my friend this week, yet I finally caught a break and assembled all my leafy friends together for a really fun morning. After having done previous shoots before I was feeling really relaxed and was able to just have a bit of fun with the camera and at times let out a little bit of my silly side. I really felt in my element surrounded by all my favourite plants, and loved having the opportunity to share a little part of my personal life with others. I also really enjoyed being able to shoot in my new apartment, and sharing that other more intimate side of my life too."

"I took these photos in places away from home that I felt safe or comfortable, my best friend's house (Eloise_M!). I used the spine because I wanted to play around with the curves and it also speaks to the part of me that has wanted to be an Osteopath for a full decade at this point. I also wanted to take some photos in water because I basically grew up in the water so I decided to go skinny dipping in the Yarra River on a Monday afternoon and hoped that no one was kayaking at the time (only 2 kayaks came through!)."

"Das Gruen der Pflanzen im Sonnenlicht war so wunderschoen. Ich habe FReunde gefragt, ob ich deren Garten fuer die Fotos nutzen kann und dann einen Zettel an die Tuer gehangen, um die anderen Leute in der WG vorzuwarnen, "Achtung - nacktes Maedchen im Garten". Es war wunderschoen die Natur in die Bilder zu integrieren und nackt draussen zu sein, hat diese Erfahrung noch einmal auf ein ganz anderes Level gehoben und es hat sich sogar noch schoener angefuehlt als beim letzten mal. / The green of the plants in the sunlight was so beautiful. I asked my friends to use their backyard and put a note on the door saying that I'm naked outside to give their other housemates a little heads up. I loved integrating nature in the pictures because being nude in nature took this whole experience on another level and seemed even more wonderful."

"Nunca me habia sentido tan comoda desnuda como con estas fotografias, mis cicatrices en mi busto me causaban mucha inseguridad porque no son lo "natural", pero estoy orgullosa de como salieron las fotos / For this project, I wanted to remain a little silly but also open about my body. For the most part I wanted the background to be simple, most importantly, I felt so confident and beautiful in my own skin, my scars from breast reduction surgery became an insecurity of mine, but shortly after I became more and more loving and accepting of my body."

"It's been a few years since my last shoot and so much has happened in that time. I'm basically a different person haha. So it was cool to see what I came up with for this shoot. I'm definitely a LOT more body confident and happier in general so I think that shows in the photos as well. It's funny because my cat actually killed a bird from the garden and brought it into the apartment the morning I did these. A bit of a buzz kill! I thought "How can I get in the mood to do the shoot now?" But once I got started it didn't take long! It's fun playing around with different angles and positions. I hope you enjoy! I certainly had fun taking the photos :D."

"I feel most in-tune with my body and calm in my mind when I'm in nature. So for my ISM shoot I wanted to capture a day out in the bush. I took my partner with me for the bushwalk so he could be my spotter, and I found a beautiful stream to shoot next to. My partner was mostly a good spotter but it was such a sexy experience that we got a bit...erm... "distracted". Later when we walked out of the spot we realised just around the bend was another couple relaxing under a tree who would of definitely heard everything!"

"Als ich beim essen zubereiten war, wie immer nakt, kam mir die idee in den sinn ein shooting zu machen, als ich die kamera auf meinem regal sah. Dann bin ich schnur straks in den garten gesprintet um ein paar shots zu machen. Da ich mich nicht ganz so comfortabel gefuehlt habe, habe ich mir noch ein paar sexy sachen aus meinem kleiderschrank rausgewuehlt. Als ich mich grade gut gefuehlt habe, haben mich ein paar ameisen in den po und oberschenkel gebissen. Na super! / I just came from the kitchen where I prepeared my meal naked, as always. Then I saw the camera, just right in front of me on my shelf while I was eating. I thought I might get some pictures in the backyard. I took my nice stuff out of my wardrobe and started the selfie session. I felt quite comfy after I took a few shots. The funny thing about my shoot was, I got bitten by some ants in the grass. You can actually see the bites on my bum and thighs."

"I had so much fun shooting myself, it was such a new and exciting experience which really pushed my creative boundaries. As it was my first shoot, I felt like a bit of a rookie taking photos on a camera (I'm used to taking them on my small iphone 5). However, over the course of the shoot I felt myself gaining confidence and experimenting further into more interesting angles and new and interesting ways I could express myself. Being naked is so liberating, natural and fun and taking sexy photos of myself made me feel so empowered and a bit cheeky which is definitely my favourite mood. Thanks so much ISM for helping me express myself in a completely new way. It's really helped me open myself up and show myself off to the world."

"At first, this project felt a little funny, despite how excited I was to begin, and how experienced I've become at autonomous nudie shoots. I tend to have an allergic reaction to anything that feels forced, but once I cranked up Pabels on my speaker I really started to let loose... and the wine didn't hurt either. I listened to one of Pabels Day Mixes on Soundcloud, Day Mix 9 to be precise. If you want to hear what I heard, blast this and wait patiently for the build up to Sister Sledge at about 1:12:00...you won't regret it."

"We women have a special connection to the land and whispers of the forest. They remind us that we are worthy, beautiful and powerful. All we must do, is walk along the grass barefoot and let her sink back into our pores. This is a moment for me I will never forget, where I celebrate becoming 24 and oh so in my power for me, and for you."

"I did my shoot was in the comfort of my own bedroom. This is a safe spot for myself. Even my cat decided to come see what I was doing. She tried to get into a few shots and wanted to play with the fairy lights I incorporated in this shoot. It was quite funny watching my cat try get into the shots, I had to close my door so she wouldn’t get into any more. I used the fairy lights as a metaphor that my body can be as pretty as these lights can be. During this shot at first I was feeling nervous as I’ve never done anything like this before. It was quite challenging with trying to get different shots. But after my second try - and a camera malfunction I was able to get these amazing photos of myself and I’m super happy with them."

"Being my second shoot I went into it feeling confident. As soon as I woke up I quickly snuck outside to catch the sunrise (and to ensure everyone in my house was still asleep). Being up early in the morning in the middle of winter I was absolutely freezing (!!). After taking a couple of photos I felt a sudden shift of creativity so I ventured back into the house for some new inspiration. These shoots with ISM have given me a new-found love and appreciation for my body, I plan to love and show love to myself every damn day. Enjoy my shoot :)"

"Esperar a que mis amigas no estuvieran en casa, sentirme tan sexy como me senti fue impagable. Fue una muy linda experiencia y adrenalinica. En algun momento escuche ruido y me oculte pensando en que alguien me veria desnuda, pero solo fueron miedos, no paso nada mas. Asi que comence a disfrutar mi experiencia. / Waiting for my friends not to be home, feeling as sexy as I felt was priceless. It was a very nice and adrenaline filled experience. At some point I heard noises and hid myself thinking that someone would see me naked, but they were only fears, nothing else happened. so I started to enjoy my experience."

"Me divertí mucho haciendo este montaje. Me llevo unas 4-5 horas y solo me detuve porque ya no tenía luz natural. Me encanta usar el contraste de colores en mis fotos, desde chica siempre fui así, me gustan los colores, los brillos, los moños, las estrellas, los pompones, lo kawaii. Mi parte preferida fueron las burbujas, fue muy divertido hacer estas tomas y ver los resultados. / I had so much fun doing this shoot! It took around 4-5 hours and I only stopped because there was no more natural light. I love the contrast of colors in my photos, since I was a kid I always liked colors, glitter, bows, stars, pompoms and everything kawaii. My favorite part of this shoot was the bubbles, it was super fun to take those pictures and see the results."