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"Born and raised in Hong Kong, being half Chinese and half Australian, some of my best memories are celebrating traditions like Chinese New Year. The sense of excitement at that time of year is palpable, not only because of the firecrackers and gifts of lai see, red pockets full of money. In a fast-paced city like Hong Kong, it’s the one time when people pause to appreciate life and look forward to the year ahead. This folio marks a point in time when I’m pausing to evaluate myself in a positive way. So, likewise, I wanted to incorporate personal symbols of hope and celebration into my shoot. The colour red: because in Chinese culture it denotes happiness and joy. Chopsticks: because sharing food is so important to Chinese traditions, and all my favourite meals are cooked at Chinese New Year. The classic red and gold ‘fu’ poster: because it’s hung on every door to represent good fortune arriving at that household. More than just props, these are signs of my identity, and remind me of times when I’ve been the happiest. Moving to Melbourne, my sense of self has changed and developed as I gain new experiences. I’ve learnt that there are many different ways to feel at home in a place. Hong Kong is my home, Australia is my home, my body is my home, and in this shoot I feel like I was able to incorporate all three."

"It was such a hot day when I did the photo shoot despite it being monsoon season already. I'm house sitting and everyone is out. I waited for the good light to hit the balcony, in front of it is an elementary school, haha, so I really tried not to expose myself outside. All of the shots are indoors, it would have been very creative to be out in the balcony, but I'd rather not want to get reported to the police or whoever. I struggled quite a lot holding the camera since I broke my phone and the camera is dead lol, so I tried to use my huge camera :). I tried to do weird poses and had to fix myself every time my annoying hair got in the way. It was difficult having to deal with the crazy humidity, but despite that I totally enjoyed tilting my body and making poses. I definitely had fun!"

"It was a really lovely spring day so I did my ISM shoot on a beach (with my friend keeping guard). I loved how naughty I felt to be out in the open, feeling naked and free. I almost got busted a few times by people walking past and even some cops were there at one point! Thankfully they didn't arrest me for indecent exposure though, haha."

"Until the age of about 15, I still continued to play with Barbie dolls. Regardless of how unrealistic or unattainable Barbie's appearance may be, to myself and undoubtedly so many women, Barbie is "perfect". I couldn't imagine living a life in which every day wasn't filled with new challenges that push me out of my comfort zone. Everyone pees every day, but not every day do you pee with an audience or on something! I love the rawness and almost vulgarity of exploring the artistic side and potentially sexy side to such a natural bodily function. Being much shorter, curvier, just very different in general to how Barbie would look if she was a real person, it was almost satisfying to be like - "fuck your representation of the perfect woman Barbie, you're being peed on."

"I'm in the middle of moving house/living with some peeps I don't know that well so I wasn't sure how this was going to go. I started as the sun was going down and it got dark really quickly so I tried again the next morning and the lighting was perfect! I felt like the "girl next door". There's apartments next to my room, I'm on the first floor, so I kept thinking if anyone were too look down and see this then damn aren't they lucky! I'm so pleased with how my photos turned out. I often say to myself when I feel daymn fine "WHO IS SHE!?" ...aha das me."

"I'm a 28 year old naturopathy student born and raised in Melbourne. I love spending my time writing, I love all things baby pink and sparkly, I have a dog named Audrey and a kitten named Jupiter. My ideal night in is snuggled up in bed watching Tarantino movies, eating vegan takeout and drinking kombucha mocktails. I felt like such a babe the day of my shoot and I hope you enjoy looking at my images as much I loved doing them!"

"This nude photo shoot was a very first for me and something I always wanted to do. It helped me a lot to embrace my body more and be proud of how the woman's body can be. For a long time didn't feel that attractive because of my small breasts. Throughout this shoot I realized I could be as sexy as a woman with much bigger boobs! I struggled a bit to find different poses and also I've honestly never taken that many selfies of myself before! I'm glad I got to do this photo shoot, I had fun doing it and I would probably do it again!"

"...I love to express myself through dance."

"This was an amazing and liberating experience. I enjoyed it more than I had thought I would, yet it was also more difficult than I would've thought (with getting what I think are OK angles etc). I possibly overthink everything too much and this was no different. I reckon there are "selfie" type people who just love being in front of a camera and then there is everyone else, like me. It was nice to put myself out on the edge of my comfort zone to see what happened. There were a number of moments where I had to put the dog outside or into another room so I didn't get any weird inappropriate "Rottweiler whiskers in the wrong spot" type pics. Hubby was also trying to be a nuisance - he nearly needed to get put outside or into another room with the dog, haha."

"I was so excited to do the shoot that the day I got the camera out I decided to have a little afternoon/evening date with myself. I had some really nice red wine and listened to some hip hop. What inspired me for the shoot were a few aspects. I lived in Japan so wanted to start in my kimono from an old town in Japan. It is soft pink colours like my nipples and feminine aspects of personality. I wanted to juxtapose this soft feminine version of myself with my more kinkier and fiery side. Which I feel is truly celebrated in Japanese culture with movements like Shibari. So I got my hand cuffs out and a belt I thought might be fun to tie really tight around my neck. I got some wicked shots but unfortunately realised that I needed to use natural lighting. So a few days later I thought I would still use the imagery of flowers and handcuffs but take it outside into my backyard. It was really cold but exciting, making my nipples stand really tall. My flatmates could walk home at any moment which made it even more naughty thus exciting for me. It was so nice to see my body from many different angles. To see that curves even in places traditionally not celebrated are in fact truly beautiful. What a wonderful experience."

"This is my favourite ISM I have done so far. I've been in a really good place with my body and my sexuality and it was really nice to express that on camera. I did this shoot in my bedroom and I think you get a really clear idea of what inspires me and my interesting relationship with my sexuality, religion and kink. I hope you enjoy this shoot as much as I did making it."

"I had such a great time shooting myself! I was nude outside during a Melbourne winter and I didn't even notice the cold. Total hilariousness ensued when I was trying to take photos with my feet and stay upright at the same time! The trampoline was such an asset as it set my mood for a fun and happy shoot filled with laughter. Hanging upside down on the Bagua Wooden Man was great until I realised I was stuck..."

"I'm a full time model and have done a lot of nude modeling but this was a completely different experience as I am not normally the one to take the pictures. I definitely had to be a bit more creative with angles in these photos. With the gymnastics style photos I found I couldn't get my whole body including my face in the image. I also tried to do a hand stand against the door for one of the images. Overall it was an interesting, enjoyable experience."

"I spend most of my time being a homebody and I love spending my mornings naked with my cat and my plant babies. I'm super excited to share this shoot because its really captured my day to day essence. Shooting in my new house is something I've been meaning to do for yonks so thank you ISM for encouraging me to stop procrastinating."

"It was really cold the day I decided to do my shoot, and inside I had limited space so I found all the best shots to be on the outdoor balcony, and between the wind blowing my hair in my face and every goose-bump on view at times, I had to mix it up a bit and do a lot indoors, also not to mention the heater was on full blast keeping the place warm. At times I literally had to run inside to warm up. As for those shots taken with my toes...I give big applause to those who find it easy, because as soon as I would line up the shot the clumsy toe wouldn't do what I wanted it to or when I wanted it to and wouldn't take the pics easily. I also believe the lady across the road got an eye full as she was jumping out of her cab, luckily it's not some one I speak to though. I hope she had a good look!"