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"It was a bit tricky to get the light right, because the sun was behind the trees and my window is in front of a busy road, people constantly drive past and pedestrians, neighbours... I often had in mind - "what will those people think"? Correcting my thoughts to: "whatever, this is art". I want nudity to be more of a normal thing but I also really enjoyed painting my body. Body painting is something I really enjoy, I often draw on my friend's skin and some of them have my art tattooed on them. As an artist I enjoy seeing the body as a canvas, another option to express creativity. The room I shot in I share with my friend Lilou_L who shot her pictures just after me."

"Whilst doing my first shoot I felt slightly embarrassed and inhibited, which is also one of the reasons I chose to do it again. Growing up I learned to really hate my body and thought it was wrong or gross. In some of the photos I really wanted to show my body hair that I feel most ashamed of as a way to normalise it, hoping that it will help other people feel more comfortable with their body hair. I used to try and look skinnier, which I think is what I tried to do in my first shoot and I didn't do that this time. It was interesting to do another shoot after a couple of years and see how I had changed since then. I also did things that I thought were gross or that I thought other people would think were gross. I think I did that to try and go against the way I learned that I "should" be."

"I really enjoyed the experience to work with ISM and embrace myself and my body. At first I wasn't completely sure I could do it but with the support of my housemates and their enthusiasm I gave it a shot. Turns out I had a lot of fun experimenting taking photos of my body and got over the fear of strangers seeing me naked. My favorite shots were definitely the ones taken out the back of our house in the nature. It was also a lot of fun taking sneaky photos out the front of our house. Overall I'm really happy with my experience with ISM and look forward to hopefully working with you again."

"I had so much fun doing ISM the first time, I was very stoked to try it again in another location. This time around I escaped the hustle and bustle of the city for our sleepy weekend home. It was such a relaxed enviroment, lounging around naked by the pool all day was a breeze :)"

"I shot this one morning because I live on the side of the building that only gets light for an hour and a half. Sad, I know, because I love light. I think I was worried mostly about capturing all of me and not forgetting any bits! My cats had a problem because they're used to being the ones featured in my photographs, so they kept trying to take over every single shot. I felt quite comfortable for the rest of the day. Like I could kick anyone with bad vibes to happy-land for mood rectification :)"

"This is my second shoot with I Shot Myself. This time, I shot myself outside in the front garden of my friend's house. I absolutely loved being naked around all the bushes and bees. I had heaps of fun and feel like I changed it up a lot in comparison to my last shoot. I wore no makeup and felt like a little garden faerie! I love these shots a lot, and I'm sure the delivery man who caught me half way through would too!"

"My experience shooting for ISM was really positive and I really enjoyed finding new and more interesting ways my body can be viewed and photographed. I found it challenging coming up with a variety of photos and really had to push myself to get something I liked. My shoot didn't have a particular theme, I just tried to take photos where I was comfortable, so I took a lot of photos in bed and just in places around my house where I would normally be naked. There were a couple of photos in the fridge, sort of as a "fuck you" to my eating disorder, being openly naked and showing off my imperfect body and surrounding it with food which I have had many issues with. I mostly used things around my house and just made myself as comfortable as possible during the shoot to ensure that I was the most confident I could be :)"

"The shoot was so FUN. I never did anything like this before and didn't know what to expect. Turns out I had so much fun and actually learned to appreciate my body even more. It gave me a sense of freedom I haven't felt before."

"I was extremely excited that I had my period during this shoot and could incorporate my menstrual cup into the photos I took of myself! It was so fun and it's awesome to be able to show this side of being a woman openly and acceptingly."

"The things I do in the video are the things I do and love everyday (although with clothes on...). The farm is such a massive part of my life that I wanted to show myself interacting with it."

"To shoot this project, I went over to a park on a cloudy day and found secluded spots to take shots of myself. I used trees, bushes, benches, picnic tables, rocks, and more. At first, I was terrified and nervous, but it turned out to be really fun and liberating!"

"I wanted to explore both sides of my personality throughout my photo shoot. Staged at my house I began dressed in pure white lace. This opened up my sensitive and more vulnerable side. I then slowly continued to remove pieces of clothing and introduce toys that are symbolic to the hard exterior of my personality. This provided a healthy outlet of self expression and encouraged me to accept all aspects of myself. I felt empowered, beautiful and strong."

"For this shoot I went on a walk along the river where I tried to showcase the natural beauty of the world and the differences of the female form. Skinny dipping is something I believe all beings should be able to do without shame or over-sexualisation of the human form, although it was super nerve-racking having the camera so close to it. In becoming more self accepting I just want more people to feel the same, we're all beautiful <3."

"At the beginning I really didn't know how to start this shoot! But after a while and many photos the ideas came really easily and I started to see myself as a living artistic model. The funny part was when I started to paint my breasts as a real piece of art. I really enjoyed to do it and think that now, I know myself better. I dropped this bad thoughts about how I should be and accepted how I am finally! I was relieved it wasn't only me doing this project, my friend Lenka helped me a lot to go through my fears to do it. Thank you my dear!"

"Using the body as a canvas is somethiing that really makes me feel confortable. I try to bring some theatrical aspect to the shoot. In a way it would have been better to film myself and then just choose some stills and use them as photos because I wanted to bring some story and movement to the setting so that it wasn't just poses. It's a great way to spend time alone! :)"