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"In the very heart of the forest you'll find me, surrounded by the stillness and grace of ancient Gondwanan gumtrees. I am naked and unbound, raw and feeling, escaping myself and letting go. Breaking and burning branches in the fire, the smoke mingling with the incense burning in my lap I fully connect with myself and with the earth."

"I took these pictures during a whole year. I loved the way my body, and the places I lived in changed. I got tattoos, and I gained self confidence. I have always dreamt about others watching my real, sexual, changing body. Releasing the ISM pics has been an incredibly challenging and serious experience. / Hice estas fotos a lo largo de todo un ano. Me encanto la forma en que mi cuerpo y los lugares en los que vivía cambiaron. Me hice nuevos tatuajes y gane confianza en mí misma. Siempre me ha atraído la idea de que otros observen mi cuerpo real, sexual y cambiante. Hacer las fotos de ISM ha sido una experiencia increíblemente desafiante y seria al mismo tiempo."

"Doing this shoot was an amazing experience. I wanted to explore what it felt like being in clothes that made me feel amazing and sexy and carry that through in the shoot to being naked. I wore one of my favorite necklaces which makes me feel super sassy and highlights an area of my body which I love. As I went on in the shoot I became more comfortable with the camera and my body and was trying lots of different poses. Half way through the shoot I sent a picture of myself to my boyfriend who was on his way home, just to see how he would react. He rushed back, flew through the door, whipped his clothes off and nose dived onto the bed. Getting to use his hands in the shoot was amazing and it was exciting knowing he was there waiting for me to finish the shoot."

"This folio portrays things I love and things I do in everyday life (both mundane and not so mundane) - painting, knitting, practicing yoga, applying psoriasis medication to my genitals (really), even just waking up in the morning and making my breakfast. A consistent thought I had during this shoot is "this is how things should be done - nude - it feels so right".

"I really wanted to take you all on a little adventure of a day in the life of Monte Luxe. Here's just a snippet of some of the things I deal with on a daily basis. I hope you find it as entertaining as I do!"

"This shoot was a totally different thing for me. I've taken so many nude selfies, but always with the intention of sending them to someone I was trying to impress. Sucking in, weird angles, hiding the bits of my body that I'm not 100% confident about. During this shoot I let all of that go and just accepted my body for what it is. I felt silly but I also felt so sexy. I love to eat, and taking nudes with food was so much fun. I was a little nervous about the chilies though! Luckily there were no spicy casualties."

"I took the camera and went to a lovely sunny balcony in a friend's apartment in Melbourne. As always, a chilly day in Victoria but the sun was so nice I kept taking breaks just to soak up some rays, totally relaxed. The stone walls were a bit chilly but an outdoor seat that was out there was perfect to lie around on. I probably took more selfies just then than I have cumulatively over the rest of my life - I'm not really a selfie person but it was really fun!"

"I wanted to shoot outdoors, but I was in a residential neighborhood! Then I found a nice shady spot, until the sun came out five minutes later. It may have taken me a while to find the perfect spot to run around naked, but I think it was worth the struggle. I had even more fun with this shoot than my first one, and I felt a lot more comfortable experimenting with my body and photographing myself from different angles. Playing around with flowers felt very feminine and romantic, and I'd love to keep exploring the relationship of my body in nature in future shoots!"

"Ich bin nicht der Mensch, der immer wieder Selfies von sich macht. Dementsprechend war dieses Projekt eine grosse und spannende Herausforderung fuer mich. Da ich mein Zimmer mit mehreren Leuten teile, musste ich einigen von Ihnen auch erstmal erklaeren, warum ich jetzt erstmal ein wenig Zeit fuer mich brauche. Anschliessend habe ich alles weitgehend praepariert. Spiegel bereit gestellt, Blumen, Hoola Hoop und MICH. Ich muss zugeben, ich fand es erstmal etwas neu, interessant... und vielleicht irgendwie seltsam. Mit der Zeit habe ich wirklich Spass daran bekommen mich auszuprobieren und und war ueberrascht, wie sehr mir meine eigenen Bilder gefallen. Das ganze hat mir irgendwie eine ganze Menge Selbstvertrauen geschenkt. / I'm not the person who always takes selfies. Accordingly, this project was a big and exciting challenge for me. Since I share my room with other people, I had to explain to some of them first, why I needed a little time for me now. Afterwards I have prepared everything largely. Mirror ready, flowers, hula hoop and ME. I have to admit, I found it a bit new, interesting ... and maybe weird. Over time, I really enjoyed trying it out and was surprised how much I liked my own pictures. The whole thing gave me a lot of self-confidence."

"13 years later...I've taken a trip down memory lane to revisit my exhibitionist activities, this time with a lot more maturity and growth as a woman and with my sexuality. This outdoor shoot was lots of fun and gave me that feeling in my stomach like, "Am I going to get caught right now? Is anyone going to come past and see me with my clothes off posing in the bush?". It's not the usual thing you do in public but I've always loved to push the boundaries. That feeling of freedom and confidence was back in an instant by the time I had started taking the first few shots. All in all I love to have fun and don't mind showing off a little."

"My ISM shoot was so fantastic. It started out a little awkward and with a few minor injuries, as I was posing with each leg on a different chair, I leaned a little too far forward and almost faceplanted. After I was finished and I started reviewing the photos I found that they all looked much better than I could have imagined. My whole experience has been affirming and amazing and I would do it over again a million times."

"I never realised how hard yoga is to do while operating a camera! I need to kick up the yoga game for sure. Taking pictures with your foot is far more fun than I initially thought. Trying to get all the takes in was a bit difficult because mother nature simply would not agree. The natural light just makes the pictures so awesome! I fell on my face more times than I'd like to admit with this shoot."

"This shoot made me feel very sensual and sexy and very erotic. It made me see that when you take care of yourself the only age barrier is your mind. I might have a few more wisdom lines but I can hold my own. The power of a woman at any age should be something to celebrate."

"Part 4 & the final installment of the hyper_diaries. You really couldn't ever accuse me of lacking honesty & heart. I am too much of these things for some people, but I've finally learnt to unapolocetically not give a fuck. I happily take up space, I happily fill your screen & I happily show you all of my heart, I invite you to join me in this celebration of joy & freedom. Big love, your queen Hyperballad. x"

"Mijn huisgenoot heeft best wel wa roet in't eten gestrooid want wou wa meer met planten en in de woonkamer trekken maar helaas net extra veel in huis toen ik eindelijk de inspiratie had... Denk dat de werkmannen in mijn straat wel een aantal glimpsen hebben opgevangen van mijn shoot. Ook content da ik de camera of mijn bakkes nie gebroken heb, fotos trekken met uw voeten hoog boven uw kop is niet het beste idee! En dan was er nog geen enkele foto van gelukt haha. / My roommate was home making food for their friends which made it tricky because I wanted to get more shots with plants and in the living room but unfortunately having extra people in the house made that very difficult. I think the workers in my street did have some glimpses of my shoot though. I was very happy that I have not broken the camera or my back, taking pictures with your feet high above your head is not the best idea! And then no photo of it had succeeded anyway haha."