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"This recent shoot was inspired by components of my different personalities, like the seasons all collaborating to form one single thing. I aimed to showcase an element of creativity mashed with natural, raw vulnerability. The setting of this shoot was in my house and backyard in Melbourne, at the beginning of winter. Grey skies contrast vibrant red and brown hues of fallen leaves. This project was an exploration of myself in the most pure form. I hope you enjoy!"

"I am well practiced in the taking of the phone "selfie" but I often delete these and rarely do I show another person. In the process of taking the photos for the project I was able to develop a new appreciation of my body and realise its potential as a powerful form of self expression. My favourite part was sneaking out onto the balcony in the early morning chill to take shots. The risk of being seen by people out on the street elicited a feeling of excitement and freedom. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and feel empowered as a result of it."

"For this shoot, I was staying with a friend living in an old joinery warehouse and was inspired by the eclectic pieces he had lying around, such as the retro scooter. Even more fun was creating the suspended elastic net/swing we got to play with. It was my first time experimenting with studio lighting but I hope we pulled off an interesting shoot! I again felt so comfortable, capturing all of my curves, bumps and angles. I fully embraced an entirely unshaven body this time. I love seeing my personal growth through each contribution to ISM!"

"My rules for the shoot was to first take a shower, and shoot till my hair gets completely dry. Why? Because to me it represents the ever changing nature one's look (body, hair, or face), self-acceptance of every stage of the changes, and waiting for my hair to dry is usually not a fun time. My most natural self comes out when I'm in nature. But I wanted to do the photo shoot in the comfort and safety of indoors, so I incorporated lots of plants!"

"I had a lot of fun creating this folio. My folio shows photos of me ranging from from a face full of makeup to feeling down and just rolling out of bed with no makeup and bed hair. I decided to take photos of myself from the most obscure angles while holding obscure random objects. The hardest part of this project was trying to hide in my backyard away from my male roommates to take pics."

"This shoot follows the themes of my last shoots which also occurred in new bedrooms (I've moved around too much recently). I like doing these shoots in my new bedrooms because I take care to decorate each room in a new way that's still true to me. This shoot was definitely the most interesting I've done so far because my body has changed a lot recently and I had to find the balance between feeling hot as I do in my body and performing for the online audience. The shoot started off and I was a bit self conscious trying to look how I usually do in these shoots but soon enough I realised I've just gotta let myself feel hot the way I do when I'm by my lonesome."

"My shoot pays tribute to the colourful mess that is me, I live by a code of rainbows and vibrancy. The glitter section of the pictures is a bit of a bomb - doing glitter on those body parts is something that's requested often at work but of course I'm not allowed to do it in that environment. For all those that are worried, the glitter is of course biodegradable."

"I was really nervous about this shoot. Not because I was going to be naked and then on the internet but because I know what I wanted to capture. I was afraid that I wasn't going to be creative enough, the lighting was going to be bad, that I wouldn't get the 'right' stuff. I decided to just start, start slow and relax. See where I take myself. The shoot was liberating, and reminded me how much I need a creative outlet in my life. I quickly stopped focusing on how attractive I looked and more on the shape of my body, the angles. I lost track of time, forgot any fear and insecurity. I was no longer me but a work of art in action. I became so committed to exploring and so caught up in the fun that I shattered my beautiful mirror. I found myself naked, bleeding, lying on blanket of glass laughing madly at how I had gotten into this mess. I regret nothing."

We're all about that poi - nothing like a woman at the centre of her own attention, a celestial body, whirling poi like planets spinning around her perfect prescence. Naked? Even better. And the psychedelic editing of this piece gives Zizzy the feeling of multitudes, Zizzy and Zizzy and Zizzy, bending and spinning with all the grace of the universe. Copyright prevents us from layering in this song, but if you want to go to youtube and play Florence + The Machine's Cosmic Love while you're watching, we'd wholeheartedly approve.

"In the shoot I wanted to demonstrate the transformation of my emotional self through photographs and my body. So I started it with a bleak, almost cold atmosphere with little colour which represented the very little love I had for my body and how horribly and shut off I treated it. Slowly throughout the shoot the fire starts burning, the situation and visuals along with the atmosphere are becoming warmer and I am visibly more comfortable with myself which portrays how I am now in my skin being naked."

"It took a lot of time to build enough confidence to do this shoot. I very much enjoy being the observer... covering my walls in shitty printed out photos of beautiful nude women, rather than drawing any attention to myself. For a long period of time, my personal art practice focused around photographing myself in my home and garden and public, interacting with my environment and objects I sculpted from clay. I grew really strong bonds with these objects. So to explore this again came quite naturally, which made me feel really comfortable and free to relax... only this time, fully naked. How much closer can you get to your surroundings??"

"This time around the shoot felt familiar yet surprisingly different. I'm a little older now and lots has changed since my last ISM shoot. Leading up to the shoot I felt unexpectedly nervous but once I got going it was just like riding a bike. I guess the nervousness stems from the fact I no longer work as a stripper and that its been a long time since I was able to indulge in my exhibitionist side. I had great fun with this shoot and it was nice to get back in touch with my body and my creative side."

"J'ai beaucoup aime faire ces photos. J'en avais deja fait seule auparavant et je me rend compte que je prends vraiment du plaisir devant l'objectif. Je ne suis plus embarrasse devant un appareil lorsque je suis seule. Je peux completement me liberer et etre en harmonie avec mon corps et mes pensees quelle qu'elle soit. / I really liked doing these pictures. I had already done this alone before and I realize that I really enjoy the goal. I'm not embarrassed in front of a camera when I'm alone. I can completely liberate myself and be in harmony with my body and my thoughts, whatever it is."

"It was a lot easier to get into the mood the second time around as you kind of know what you're up to. The joy of me being with my body and celebrating my body with a photo shoot is such a massive boost! All is connected and me appreciating my sensuality and nudity makes the world beam more in my eyes. That was the surprise I found. The positive effects from an experience like this carry so much further than we expect. I'll be having a very good rest of my day. Probably week."

"For my whole life my hair has been a huge part of my identity; chopping it all off and taking part in ISM at the same time was purely coincidental but it has actually been a perfect opportunity for me to embrace my physical form without my hair stealing the show. ISM was the first time I'd taken erotic photos since shaving my head and it has really given me a boost of self love for this new version of myself. This skin head is sexy and empowered and loves what red lippy does for her look. I felt wonderful being out in my garden getting grass and dirt on my ass. It started to rain during the shoot so I was fully drenched in the elements, just how I like it."