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"For this folio I started off clothed, me as I am on a normal day. I wanted my folio to reflect all the normal things I would do whilst chilling in my room but naked. There was a little bit of anxiety when completing my folio due to my family being home & I started to worry they would walk in whilst I'm playing guitar naked and trying to take a photo! Haha. Thankfully they didn't but I loved doing the shoot nonetheless. I haven't taken photos of myself in a long while since finishing my photography degree in 2014 so it felt so good to have a camera in my hands again."

"ISM was an unexpected breeze! Three or four photos in I became so desensitized to seeing my boobs, it's a miracle I remembered to pop a top back on before going out on a Coles run afterwards! I really, really enjoyed it. Afterwards I found myself looking at myself with a fresh, soft and forgiving eye. This really is new for me, and I am truly grateful. I'll be back!"

"I had a pretty hardcore eating disorder for the past 8 years. This year's been the first time I've been able to be very confident with my body since I put on more weight. I used to do modelling two years ago and I was a lot skinnier but in an unhealthy way, so it's been really nice doing this. It's the first time I've been able to accept all of me."

"WOW! So many ideas flooded my mind - I could have kept shooting and shooting. I love being experimental, playing with lighting, moods... and it was especially brilliant shooting outdoors. It felt so carefree and gave me so many thrills. I gathered a few on lookers and even had a conversation with an old man on his afternoon walk whilst I was starkers! It felt completely normal and he didn't ogle at me or shun me - he just completely accepted me as I was and spoke to me as he would if I was fully clothed! Doing this has definitely opened a new door of creativity for me and given me a good idea of what I want to do career path wise"

"ISM was honestly so much fun. My window looks right over the street, so I had a fair few stares from passers by, but it was definitely worth it! I did the project because I wanted to reclaim a bit of confidence for my body, and I definitely succeeded. I feel more comfortable being naked now than I have in years. No regrets - not even falling off the bed halfway through one of my photos"

"Spring has finally arrived, making it warm enough for me to relax in the privacy of my own garden. The sun was particularly pleasant on my skin as I lay out relaxed on the grass. After all, every girl deserves to induldge in a cheeky treat every now and then... in the form of homemade chocolate cupcakes, of course!"

"I love the human body but being naked wasn't something I'd enjoyed or embraced myself until doing this shoot. As soon as it was just me and the camera I got the experience of warmth and pure excitement and love for my body. What made the shoot fun and interesting was trying to beat the morning tradies to get nude shots on the public swing but, the winner would have to be shooting photos in the backyard looking pretty with my daisy when BAM - discovering I'm literally lying on a dead mouse, HOT! I really did love doing this shoot and am now happy to say that I'll get naked for the camera any day"

"I Shot Myself gave me an opportunity to look at myself in a way that was neither overtly sexual, nor self-conscious. I was able to overcome that self-consciousness and anxiety about my body, but not through a way that demanded or pressured me to be a conventional idea of sexy. I Shot Myself was a middle ground in expressing my femininity and sexuality in my own way - the creativity was my own, and the way I used my body was my own - it encouraged me to feel that the result was beautiful and acceptable. I Shot Myself has not resolved my personal anxieties about my body, or made me feel any different about myself in relation to the depiction of women in the media, but I created a portfolio that is a reflection of me, and the things I am comfortable with about my sexuality and my body. I loved the feeling that I got from it and I enjoyed doing it- being naked, creative, sexual, free. Shoot yourself some time...it's a great feeling."

"For this shoot I made sure I had plenty of time all to myself and could play around for a while. I always get turned on and comfortable when I'm reading so I thought that would be a fun way to get in the mood for the shoot and also show some of myself in an authentic environment. I also took a nice hot shower right before the shoot, so that's where the wet hair came from. The shoot was really relaxed and natural, just doing things I'd normally do - pretending the camera isn't there and bringing the viewer straight into my world. I had a lot of fun with it."

"This was terrifying at first, I've always had a difficult relationship with my body and nudity. For a long time I hated the idea of anyone seeing me naked and would use it to make myself feel bad. But once I got into the swing of it and realised no one really cranes their neck up from down at street level to see into your bedroom window it became fun. I love make up but I definitely feel less confident without it so I forced myself to do at least most of the photos bare faced. It was a nude shoot after all."

Hiya Barbie
Hi Ken!
Do you want to go for a ride?
No Ken, I'm busy subverting the dominant paradigm!
Come on Barbie, let's go party!
Go away Ken.

"I decided to write on me what my inadequate exes made me feel during the time I was with them. They were both highly insecure men who took it out on me - you know, that old chestnut. It was empowering to physically wash off those words, to put a physical act to the journey I have been through since breaking up with my last boyfriend who completely broke me. That's the only real explanation I need for my photos. The glitter was just because I love glitter."

"'The body is not a thing, it is a situation [...] a movement toward the other' - Simone de Beauvoire. I use 'nonsense', personal attitude acting on my carnality and true animalistic nature as a part of my composition and maturity, a measure between the beginning of my sense of self and the chaos of my strongest feelings; an internal sense of satisfaction to which once we have experienced it, we know we can aspire and improve. For me, yoga is a source of inspiration, providing a basis for posing and flexibility"

"I've been doing photography for a long time but I haven't done people and nude stuff for several years because I've been studying architecture. I've just been taking photos of streets, buildings, and really boring stuff like drains and curbs and traffic signs. Getting back to human photography and body stuff is really fun for me now that I've gained heaps of photo skills."

"When I was shooting, grass kept going into places grass should never go and I'm sure I have a bug bite on my ass now. It was a lovely sunny day but it was a little chilly but that's good because my nips needed that little bit of help! My best friend helped me by lending me his backyard and chatting with me while I shot."