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"C’est la troisième fois que je participe à I Shot Myself et à chaque fois mon corps a évolué. Je suis contente de m’être prise en photo pendant ces trois dernières années parce que ça m’aider à garder en tête que j’aime être moi, peu importe si je suis un peu plus grosse et si je ne ressemble pas à ce model parfait sur Instagram. / It’s the third time I shoot myself and my body has changed each time. I’m glad I captured myself during these last three years to keep in mind how I enjoy being myself, no matter if I get bigger or don’t have the perfect skinny fit instagram body. This last folio was very fun to make. I took photos in every room of my house, always with the risk of one of my housemates coming home at unexpected moments."

"The whole experience was fun and playful, but a lot harder than I thought it would be. The amount of photos needed didn't sound like a lot, but it was hard to come up with interesting angles! The house I live in doesn't have much privacy in the garden, so I used my friend's balcony and shot myself there using a bed sheet for a bit of privacy and my duvet to create a nice soft space to work with."

"Black and white and bruised all over! It was both easier and much harder shooting myself a second time. Easier because I felt more comfortable, I had a better sense of what to aim for, and using a mirror gave me so many fun opportunities! It was harder to find new poses, to capture the spontaneity and adrenaline of the first shoot. Embracing my body like this was amazing though, I never expected to ease into the experience so quickly, and to enjoy the challenge of creating a beautiful sexy self to share!"

"This was a relaxed and fun shoot. Due to the lack of natural light in my house I had to be so close to a window that I could easily be seen from the street. Because of this I started on the ground and in the end I stayed low for almost all of the shots. It felt very creative to try and find new angles of myself in a limited space. The combination of a soft towel and shag rug against my skin was very calming and allowed me to enjoy the experience so much I was finished before my hair had the time to dry."

"A travers ce projet photographique, j ai souhaite rendre grace a la beaute naturelle, la beaute originelle de la nature. La riviere, l ecorce des arbres, la roche. La diversite de la nature, de la vegetation au sein d un meme perimetre. J aime les contrastes, la lumiere naturelle sur la peau, les ombres qui dansent, les contorsions. Cette seance devoile differents pans de ma personnalite. L artiste sur scene arborant maquillage bio, accessoires de l univers des arts du spectacle. Autant que l archetype de la femme sauvage, a decouvert, forte dans son impudeur. Ceci est symbolise a travers le masque arbore puis retire. / The mask is flooding through her lips as she reveals her tribal, wild self. The colors and accessories are fading away. She hypnotises you and invites you to dance with her in the elements. The wild woman is unraveled, revealing her intimacy, untamed. She murmurs to you that she lives within you. She invites you to gather the bones, to sing to the river, to meet your soul, to follow her in the underground world. If your soul is thirsty of emotions, dive into your mystic art, shake your bones, crawl and she will show you the great mysteries. Begin your own journey."

"During this shoot, I learned that I actually accept myself a lot more for who I am now than I once did. The props used and the poses done were not what I expected of myself after a physical injury prevented my ability to be flexible, but this shoot has actually helped in physical fitness and helping to relax and stretch myself more. My comfortability has certainly been exceeded in this by shooting on a balcony and in more public rooms around the house rather than hiding away in the bathroom and bedrooms. My advice for anyone to gain more self appreciation is to do a naked photo shoot! Especially for someone who wouldn't normally take a photo of themselves, also make sure to use natural lighting, it will always be the most flattering."

"I loved the experience, it was more difficult than I thought because managing the camera and posing at the same time is a lot of work, so I tried to use mirrors for most of them. I definitely wanted to do some shots outdoors and on the beach, it was difficult to find a private place, but it was an adventure."

"I showed myself in front of the camera, my doubts, my frustrations, in a ironic way, and proving at the end that the best way to escape to all my problems is by following my erotic side."

"I had big ideas. I had locations set up. Had people involved. I was going to make it a real special kind of thing. Then I decided to make it like me getting ready to go out. To work, coming home from work. I am a hustler. I hustle more than I am proud to admit. But I am happy and this is a part of me and my lives. I am proud of my rig, it’s a bit soft because I recently had an ectopic pregnancy, thus resulting in emergency surgery where I nearly died. Only two weeks after that, I was raped. Which I dealt with very well. My sexual behaviour is no different, I am a little more cautious I guess. I won’t let that piece of shit take anything else away from me. Another reason I did this shoot was to ensure my sexual side was okay. I am a sexual human, strong and independent. I love my sexual side so much I actually paint erotic subjects, I photograph sexual acts and I am open with my sexuality."

"ISM is always such a fun, empowering experience. This is my second shoot and both times I felt amazing. Shooting myself in this way makes me feel in control of my body, sexuality and femininity. For anyone wanting to discover a strong sense of self confidence, I cannot recommend this project enough! You are rewarded with such a deep sense of self assurance and strength. ISM is a wonderful community of empowered women, a true feminist community. I had so much fun rolling around my bed completely naked, playing Lana Del Rey ablums to get in the mood. At first I had trouble getting into the vibe but then I found some twinkle fairy lights and really got started. I wanted to capture the soft, delicate vision of the female body with these photos. I loved playing around with different props in my room; from kitten badges, red lipstick, leather jackets, hats and diamond earrings. I found that the less I concentrated on trying to get the perfect shot and more on having fun the easier it became. It felt like a boudoir shoot but even more intimate. With the music and the lighting of the room it definitely began to feel like an art studio, with me as the artist and the artwork."

"The day was fun and joyous. I started off really unsure, but within minutes I settled right in. Throughout my shoot I had a little keen fan - it was a black and white cat. He purred and crawled all around me and leaped across my body. I laughed and later found the cat, laying across my clothes as if it was right at home. Even as I left, I looked back to still see the cat walking towards me!"

"I felt like this shoot was so much more erotic and explicit than my last one. It really represents the changes in lifestyle inside and out of who I am between now and then. It's so much fun to explore the energy my body chooses to emit at different point of time and how this wants to be seen in the world. I had heaps of fun and am building this dear love with my body and self consistently and consciously, thank you!"

"This shoot was incredible fun to undertake, the fence has a footpath on the other side and also a construction site at the moment. Knowing I was taking pictures while people went about their day just a few metres away was invigorating. Angles and lighting took practice and I had to shift around a few times to stay in the shade as the sun moved. Getting back into Shibari (rope work) was a challenge, with plenty of reattempting and small adjustments. The rope felt amazing though, sensations of being constrained and held in place were more than worth the effort."

"I really wanted to have a bath so decided to take some pictures while I was at it and it was actually heaps of fun! It made me feel really sexy which I didn't expect so that was a nice surprise. I was thinking at one point that heaps of people could probably see me from other buildings but I was too into it to care!"

"Se prendre en photo dans la nature etait pour moi comme un rappel au sauvage. Ce sauvage qui dort parfois en nous mais qui peut aussi nous transformer et nous rendre encore plus vibrant de vie. Les differents elements poussent a differentes formes de sensualites et de voluptes. J'ai vraiment aime voir comment les feuilles peuvent habiller un corps nu, comment la fumee leche la peau. Les rougeurs que le sol laisse sur les articulations, la sueur qui colle le sable sur le visage. D'infimes details qui rendent tout plus proche de ma realite et de ce que je voulais en montrer. Ce projet est aussi liberateur dans le sens ou il montre ce qui pour moi est la vraie sensualite d'une femme, sans artifice autres que la nature dans laquelle elle se met a danser et chanter, la ou elle retrouve le plaisir simple de se caresser les corps avec des fleurs. J'ai aime jouer avec la lumiere, entre les feuilles, avec les reflets dans l'eau, tout ce qui pouvait s'apparenter a de la magie, et apporter une surprise a la photo finale. / Taking pictures of myself in nature was for me like a recall to the wild. This wildness who sometimes sleeps in us but who can also transform us and make us even more vibrant. The different elements grow in different forms of sensuality and voluptuousness. I really like to see how the leaves can dress a naked body, how the smoke licks the skin. The redness that the soil leaves on the articulations, the sweat that sticks the sand on the face. Tiny details that make everything closer to my reality and what I wanted to show of it. This project is also liberator in the sense that it shows what for me is the true sensuality of a woman, without artifice other than the nature in which she starts to dance and sing, where she finds the pleasure of a simple caress on the body with a flower. I liked playing with the light, between the leaves, with reflections in the water, anything that could be adding some magic, and bring a surprise to the final photo."