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"In my folio I just took pictures in my own comfortable space which was pretty basic but I wanted it to represent my everyday self. Like getting out of bed in the morning and seeing my naked self - this is something that I used to hate but can now appreciate more. I included the rope and cuffs because that is a part of my sexuality. It was a good experience and I now see myself in a different way."

"Just the normal morning routine. Putting away clothes whilst I constantly distract myself. Then I cook a quick and easy meal you can make on a low budget - honey soy chicken and cashew nut stir fry. I know it seems like it’s going cost you a lot but this meal costs under $20 and you can double it for only a few more dollars. Join me in having fun with food in the nude :)"

"Niesamowite przezycie, cos co zawsze myslalam, ze nigdy nie zrobie. Jednak pokonywanie wlasnych granic wyzwala I dodaje skrzydel. Polecam kazdemu kto sie wacha - jak ta mowia starch ma wielkie oczy. Kiedy to jednak robisz I jestes totalnie w danym momencie (nie myslac o innych rzeczach) wlasciwie jest przyjemnie I dobrze sie bawisz. Czekam na kolejne projekty. Nigdy wczesniej nie pozowalam do zadnych nagich zdjec, bo nie czuje sie zbyt komfortowo we wlasnej skorze. Jednak duzo sie ucze I kazdego dnia oswajam sie troche bardziej. Z wielkiem nabieramy dystansu I akceptujemy siebie takimi jakimi jestesmy. Nasze cialo sie zmienia I czym lepiej sie w nim czujesz tym lepiej wygladasz. Nie lubiac siebie daleko nie zajdziesz. Ucze sie kochac siebie ze wszystkimi wadami I zaletami. Goraco polecam! / Amazing experience, something that I always thought that I never will do. Overcoming the limits of our own selves give us wings to fly. I would recommend anyone who has hesitations to give it a try. When you do this project you're totally in the moment (not thinking about other things) which is actually nice and I had fun. I am looking forward to doing new projects. I'd never posed for any naked pictures, because I did not feel too comfortable in my own skin. However I am continuously learning every day and getting used to it a little more. We gain from the great journey and we should learn to accept ourselves as we are. Our bodies are all different and the better you feel, the better you look. Disliking each other will not get far. Just learning to love each other with all the disadvantages and advantages. I would highly recommend doing this project!"

"I am excited about life and being me in my body and experiencing other people. I am very creative, inventive and my mind is constantly buzzing with new ideas. I like to play guitar and sing although I am a drummer at heart. I write poetry and draw complex pictures. Colour makes me happy and I enjoy the beauty of simplicity. Animals make me smile and being in nature is where I recharge and clear my mind. I really like to party and bounce off other peoples' energy, the wholeness of people intrigues me. Just the complexity of what makes up a person. I live for connection and fire and adventure. Love is the most powerful thing in the Universe and I always try my best to act from a place of love not spite."

"After a cold winter, there were a couple of days where the sun was starting to show its face again which got me very excited. I woke up early to a blue sky and started taking photos of myself in bed to get myself warmed up. None of my housemates were up yet so I decded to creep outisde into the backyard to hopefully squeeze in some sneaky nude shots before they woke up. Unfortunately the sun started to disappear not long after therefore I had to stop my shoot and creep back inside and save the rest of the photos for another day. Another day, another weather mishap. The day itself was really warm however, there was so much wind and pollen everywhere. Spring was definitely in the air! I made the most of this and used it to my advantage to make my blue hair blow around everywhere. Got some washing dry as well which was a bonus then treated myself to a nice drink in the (windy) sunshine :)"

"From the very beginning, this shoot was a challenge. I pushed myself out of my comfort zone. This is something I had never done before and it filled me with nerves. Hearing about the project I began to get ideas and inspiration. When I began to shoot myself I was not confident in my own body but the more time I spent with the camera I began to relax and laugh slowly giving me confidence in my own skin. It was funny trying not to get caught streaking in public in order to not offend passers by."

"When I made this folio, I wanted to show an other part of me: the self-confident side of me. I use the remote control for this reason: that's not the cute-and-shy me who takes pictures with camera between the hands but the hot-and-confident outside me. And, by the way, hot colors help me to do an hot folio." / "Quand j'ai fait ce folio, je voulais montrer une autre partie de moi: mon côté sûr de moi. C'est pourquoi j'ai utilisé une télécommande: ce n'est pas le moi mignon et timide qui a pris ces photos avec un appareil photos entre le mains, mais la partie sexy et confiante de moi, cette partie extérieur à moi. L'utilisation de couleurs chaudes m'a aussi aidé à faire un folio sexy."

"This project can be...confronting in some strange ways that I wasn't entirely expecting. You would think, having decided to do it and being safe in the privacy of my own home, it would be easy to do the last part and take the photos, but it really wasn't. Everything I've always known was there, when I actually LOOKED at it and considered how I was going to photograph it, it looked somehow a lot more imposing and flawed. I didn't have a clue how I was going to hide all the scars and the things I didn't like. I cried. That's how difficult it was. That said, I'm not actually sorry I did it. I think I NEEDED to do something drastic like this, so I could stop trying to hide."

The divine Ms M returns to ISM with a reload that is music to our ears (or eyes, as the case may be). She is a woman of many skills, so it seems only fitting that her talents would also extend to music. This folio is our exclusive backstage pass to the Michaelah show, where this one woman band reclines with a myriad of instruments and displays her impressive talents, including (but not limited to) the impressive feat that is foot-held harmonica playing.

"I didn't change anything about myself and I didn't change anything of my surroundings. I took photos of myself as it is and where it was. I then played with the idea of using the body in relation to objects or on its own (still or moving) to see how different it felt and looked. Without the use of a mirror there are just a certain amount of angles that work - it was fun."

"This folio is my attempt to challenge my beliefs about my body. It was hard not to criticize the images I took, however by the end of it I felt that I had a new outlook on myself. I was able to laugh and be silly and be totally comfortable naked - which I haven't done since I was a child. Trying to get creative with the images led to lots of losing balance and dropping the camera on my face. But in the end I did the best with the space I had - and I am super excited and proud that I created a folio like this!"

"It was fun and tremendously liberating! I was slightly embarrassed when a housemate walked in on my rolling in the grass half naked, but we both saw the funny side. I also got some cramps trying to reach the camera with my tootsies ;)"

"Talking to the camera was comforting for myself and my friend who came with me as we were both nervous about entering the prison. I'm so glad my friend joined me as she helped film my shoot and I got some great footage because of her. Unfortunately the battery died a third of the way through so I hope in the future I can do the video again and hopefully have it mastered."

"Doing 'I Shot Myself' was more fun than I had imagined, however it was also harder than I thought as well. Getting to spend some time in the moment was amazing, for once I wasn't worried about work or uni or feeling guilty for not doing something else such as studying or working or cleaning the house. The time I spent doing my shoot was time completely dedicated to me and the lack of anxiety and worry was exhilarating. Painting my body was amazing as I felt the strokes of the brush along my skin I was fully immersed in the moment. It wasn't all fun and games though, let me tell you doing a hand stand on one hand and trying to take a photo with the other is a tough task. I may have fallen on my head once or twice but again I had an amazing time!"

"So I had known about ISM for a little while and was always interested in it. I decided it would be a bit of fun. I got to learn a little bit about my body and how to express it in different angles. I found the shoot harder than I thought it would be. Originally I had loads of ideas of what positions and poses to do but then getting stuck into it I started to get stuck. After a good sleep, fresh ideas popped up and I got a little more creative with props. A lot of thought and time goes into posing for the camera. It was great fun and something I would definitely do again and would encourage girls who also have low body confidence to give it a go."