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"This shoot was very interesting because we got to use a number of spaces such as the backyard of a friend's Mum's house, a holiday house and lying in a concrete gutter. I loved being with my partner and getting creative with our bodies, spaces and minds. Also, it was a great connection to be with her and explore our bodies and each other's in order to produce art and love between us. It's also quite an experience to have sex outside in your friend's childhood backyard."

"This shoot was very interesting because we got to use a number of spaces such as the backyard of a friend's Mum's house, a holiday house and lying in a concrete gutter. I loved being with my partner and getting creative with our bodies, spaces and minds. Also, it was a great connection to be with her and explore our bodies and each other's in order to produce art and love between us. It's also quite an experience to have sex outside in your friend's childhood backyard."

"Welcome to my little current corner of the world, my bedroom, in all its loveliness. I spend a lot of time in here, so I wanted to celebrate how it heals me from the frantic outside world. I absolutely loved the whole process of ISM...from the nerves I felt prior, to the awkwardness of starting the shoot and feeling stiff, to the playfulness that began opening up, to the point where there was nothing else I'd rather be doing with my Saturday morning, and in the end the intense realisation of how insanely beautiful I feel in my own skin!! Doing this shoot gave me the opportunity to see what I 'actually' and 'realistically' look like and not just the way we see ourselves each day in the mirror. It was like taking a journey into your true self with all of the bits and bobs and cuteness you contain!"

"My best friend was encouraging me the whole way. When we shot at the beach she helped me apply coconut oil to my back as a natural sun deterrent and she said - "I really want to lick you right now!" We had many a laugh as I photographed myself. I loved seeing the light on my body and how even a subtle shift could transform an image and my own sense of self. It was truly transformative."

"Spending quite some time deciding what theme or medium I would be using for the shoot, I couldn't be happier with using the tape. (Although taking it off at the end I thought otherwise). I had heaps of fun this time and felt way more at ease. I even had a laugh when my housemate and boyfriend came home and saw me naked and covered in tape, as I had literally just finished tying it around my ankles so I almost fell out of my chair trying to run and hide from them. All in all, it was a great experience."

"At first I had no idea what I was doing. I was nervous and considered giving up but as I kept snapping something did the same in my head and I was having fun! I love seeing my expression and confidence grow throughout the shoot. It was great to be able to see myself from different angles and it reminded me how great and important my body is. I was so engulfed in taking photos that I forgot my cat was in the bedroom with me."

"I chose to do my photoshoot outdoors by a tree, bench, and blanket because I wanted to challenge myself. I mean, who knows who could walk past me at any moment. Of course, shooting these photos outdoors in England made me very chilly not to mention all of the flying insects interrupting my personal photoshoot. I actually got chased away by a massive wasp flying into my ear, absolutely terrifying."

"For the second time round of participating in "I Shot myself", I wanted to try something a little different and use tape to manipulate and emphasise certain parts of my body. This is something I've never tried before however I did have some confidence gained from the first I Shot Myself I did. From this I was more willing to get more experimental with angles, lighting and body positions. I had way more fun this time around and I felt like I was more focused on taking the photos than overanalysing what I disliked about my body. A massive step forward for me."

"I've done a lot of photo shoots, but I've never been both behind the camera and the subject before. I thought that I wouldn't have any difficulty shooting the amount of photos needed but I struggled, I had to think of abnormal poses I wouldn't usually use because they aren't conventionally attractive. I think in a way I was unsure about taking photos that weren't from my best angles and I had to stop myself from deleting photos and just go with it. I put on the playlist I use when I make art and tried to imagine the kind of photos I'd take that I would connect with - not just the kind of photos I'd be envious of if I saw it on my instagram feed. It took me a while to shift my thinking and I didn't expect that."

"I split my shoot over two days and both were very different in mood and confidence. My first shoot I had a full face of make-up on, shaved and just generally trying too hard. I felt really out my comfort zone and it took me a good few hours to get pictures I felt happy and comfortable with but by the next day I literally rolled out of bed with a bare faced and unbrushed hair with a completely different attitude about the shoot, allowing me to embrace my own skin far more."

"The one day I could do the shoot was pretty nippy. I was loving being naked in my garden so much, so it wasn't until I was done five hours later that I realised how cold I got. I also got a few scratches here and there from branches, and a mozzie bite on my bum. I also can't believe how difficult it is finding an open space outside where I can frolic around in my birthday suit. There should be more spaces where people can chill out in the nude instead of around your house with the windows closed."

"At the beginning I was struggling to think about ways to be creative with my photo shoot so much so that it kept me up at night. I didn't want to just do photos in my bedroom, so got out into the front yard. I have a tendency to overthink things a lot and this happened again for the photos, I kept thinking about how they would be perceived, whether they would be acceptable, am I getting enough of a range? Am I being creative enough? Am I not putting enough effort into it? The questions running through my brain were endless!! And this is something I struggle with in my life in general."

"I did my shoot in the backyard of a little house I am staying in. I'm feeling happy to finally have a room of my own and some privacy! Dorm rooms suck haha, but mostly because my vibrator is too loud. I turned down two dates to stay in and enjoy my privacy! The heat is overwhelming to this wee kiwi, but I love being nude outdoors. The setting, the little shed and the walnut tree inspired me. I tried to climb in and nearly fell, so a few bumps and scrapes later..."

"We had a hilariously fun experience trying to find outdoor locations that we could freely be photographing ourselves nude and having sensual moments. We managed to sneak in a session at a friend's backyard while her mother was at work which ended in painstakingly putting every item in the house back to its rightful place so our friend's extremely conservative mother didn't find out we had been having sex on her lawn furniture and getting handsy with her garden plants. We took a long drive to the country to get some more locations which included crawling through a logging forest and mooing at some very friendly cows, ducking when passing motorcycles, and caravans and sedans full of families driving past. All in all, half the fun was exploring the boundaries of where and when we could do the shoot and being comfortable enough with our friends to drop our drawers on the side of the road and catch a few photos before carrying on with our road trip. I loved the experience and how the emotions of our shoot ranged from loving to sensual to silly to sweet and many places in between."

"We had a hilariously fun experience trying to find outdoor locations that we could freely be photographing ourselves nude and having sensual moments. We managed to sneak in a session at a friend's backyard while her mother was at work which ended in painstakingly putting every item in the house back to its rightful place so our friend's extremely conservative mother didn't find out we had been having sex on her lawn furniture and getting handsy with her garden plants. We took a long drive to the country to get some more locations which included crawling through a logging forest and mooing at some very friendly cows, ducking when passing motorcycles, and caravans and sedans full of families driving past. All in all, half the fun was exploring the boundaries of where and when we could do the shoot and being comfortable enough with our friends to drop our drawers on the side of the road and catch a few photos before carrying on with our road trip. I loved the experience and how the emotions of our shoot ranged from loving to sensual to silly to sweet and many places in between."