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Mads is back! This time with a shorter do and make-up that Sir Bowie would have almost definitely rocked at some point. Resplendent in red, Mads delivers a folio that perfectly captures her talent for creating images that are both edgy and soft and altogether ethereal.

"For a long time I've been fairly comfortable taking photos of my body - it's something I've often done in my own time. So I was surprised when I found this project harder than I thought I would! I am quite a perfectionist, so taking so many photos in a constrained environment was a real challenge. But upon reflection I am happy with the way the shoot turned out. I focused a lot on different angles and the different shapes my body could make - it was interesting to experiment in this sense! I do love how I was able to showcase my natural body. I find that with my grown out body hair and the fact that I often wear very little or no makeup that it is very liberating. I have less insecurities, and I do think my confidence in my body comes out in this shoot. I hope that showcasing my body in its natural state reminds people that choosing not to shave is nothing to be ashamed of and can be so empowering! Bodies are beautiful no matter what or how you choose to present yourself and I hope people in the future feel less pressured to conform to society's generalisation of "how" a women or man or any gender in general should look."

"I didn't know what to expect and I couldn't wait to start. I got naked immediately and I took some pics of my whole body. I have never especially liked my body, but I loved those first photos. And my facial expression! I looked so happy and comfortable, I couldn't believe it. I was thinking that the amount of photos I needed to take would have been too many, that I would have gotten bored at some point, but it didn't happen. On the opposite, I had one idea after the other. Also after my first session (I took the photos over 3 days) I found myself thinking of new scenarios, objects to use, ect. It has been a very nice and smooth creative process, and it was so fun! I didn't think that playing with my body in this way could be so fun :)"

"The shoot went a lot better than I thought it would, and I was absolutely terrified at first. Once I started to get into the rhythm of it, I started to really enjoy it. I could not believe how empowered I started to feel, I had been feeling really low over the past few weeks from putting on some weight, and every day I would look in the mirror and feel so insecure and ashamed of my body. But once I looked over the photos and the creative side I started to see the beauty of it, the beauty of myself. The fact that this was in fact my body, my own uniqueness. The beauty that shows that nobody is the same as any other body, which makes this project so empowering."

"Shooting myself for this project was challenging but so much fun! Strangely enough, being the one to photograph myself allowed me to be so much less self conscious about my body and the way I express myself. At first I felt restricted by the hands-on approach, but by the end of it I had so many ideas for future shoots!"

"...It was an adventure figuring out just where to start! It was a satisfying bit of work in the end, the best part being the watermelon and playing in the water after. Enjoy!"

"I did my I shot myself folio on a couch I've thought was cool for a while in a friend's garage. I thought what better opportunity to use it!? It was a little cold but decided to go with a sad theme, a little old fashioned break-up style with the nightie, sad but pretty and ready to move on! I hope it came across as elegant on that lovely old couch, worth braving the cold for. I really enjoyed getting a bit messy with the mascara and had some fun shooting myself. :D"

"I was a little intimidated at first when I started the shoot. I was recovering from a sunburn and I was afraid it would show up in the pictures. About 20 shots in though I stopped even thinking about it. I actually started to feel free and in control of my body for once. It was awesome. Even being naked outside didn't freak me out after a while, although the mosquitoes tried to eat me alive!"

"I was blown away by the awesome comments on my first folio so I asked ISM if I could do another. This time I decided to shoot indoors and feature my body suit, one of my favourite pieces of clothing. I hope you like the pictures because I really enjoy doing this project and I'd like to do more sometime."

"My ISM shoot was relaxing and a bit silly. I had fun putting my two mirrors opposite each other to create an ISM inception! It was a beautiful sunny morning and I felt so at ease as this was my second ISM shoot. I find I'm becoming so much more used to my naked body in a loving way, I feel like a child again with that naked freedom I used to have, at least I do within my own home! Doing my ISM shoot made me pay more attention to all my angles and curves and made loving and celebrating my body a priority which is something that is starting to seep into my everyday life."

"I was really excited when I started the shoot, but felt like I was doing everything wrong. I got really self conscious about my tummy sagging down when I bent over, but eventually I became more comfortable with being my authentic self, which was really important to me. I did the shoot without makeup because I am a makeup artist and so often wear it. I was being sexy for me. Looking in the mirror and posing in so many different ways, and seeing myself in a way I had never before was such an empowering moment filled with self love. It was a struggle for me to find so many varied poses, but posing in ways that I would usually consider unflattering, and having the pictures come out beautiful was a great feeling! Overall I just had a lot of fun and really learned to look at myself in a new light!"

Bright eyed and bursting with new life Eliana_A makes a triumphant return to the land of ishotmyself. With her glowing beauty and abundant belly we are so grateful to have the opportunity to take a peek into this very special time.

"I never knew how much I would love taking naked pictures of myself. The freedom, empowerment and self-love this shoot caused was completely unexpected. This shoot was the first time I have felt truly sexy. It has given me a new confidence in myself and my body that I never knew was possible. The first time I left my house after I did the shoot, I felt so powerful and confident. I was holding my head a little higher and just smiling to myself. That was a pretty great moment."

"I started off in my nest (aka bedroom), as it's the place I spend a lot of my private time and where I go for comfort and peace and quiet. After a while I felt relaxed enough to venture into other areas of the house, and lay on the beautiful 'blanket of many colours' that my Ma crocheted for me!"

"Au depart je reflechissais beaucoup trop. Je cherchais trop d'esthetisme. Apres j'ai compris le but de l'exploration plus directe. C'etait bien de se shooter de maniere completement desorganiser et de decouvrir le resultat. J' ai vraiment aime toute ces experimentation et vraiment je recommande et suis heureuse envore de cette experience. / Initially I was thinking too much. I was looking for too much aestheticism. I understood the purpose of a more direct exploration. It was good to shoot in a completely new way to organize and to discover the result. I really liked all this experimentation and I really recommend and are happy for this experience."