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"...and she took up her camera, all lips pursed and red spotted polyester unzipping in real time, a photograph, her nipples puffed with excitement, the clack of some fingertips on the keys, her hands all over the shutter, this woman, frozen in a mirror -- in just a moment her glasses will slip from her nose and shatter, but now they are still. blank. and under one small pool of light, a serious face, the spontaneous prose of self-reflection--"

"Zu begin habe ich mich nur innerhalb geschlossener Raeume fotographiert, um mich an meine eigene nackheit zu gewoehnen. Aber nach einer weile habe ich gemerkt, dass mir das gar nicht viel ausmacht. Ich bin einen Schritt weiter gegangen und habe mich in der Nacht in den Park getraut. Im Schutz der Dunkelheit mich selbst zu fotographieren, hat mich selbstbewusster fuer meine naechsten Schritt gemacht. Und wirklich es hat mir Spass gemacht, mich an oeffentlichen Plaetzen selbst su fotographieren und gleichzeitig darauf aufzupassen, dass mich keiner sieht."

"I shot in the backyard of a boy I am sleeping with. We woke up, made love, went back to sleep and then I woke up again and whispered in his ear (and told his housemate) that I'd be taking naked photos of myself in the backyard. There was a high fence so hopefully no neighbours saw. The sun was shining and they had a great couch. My lover slept through the whole thing but he checked the photos out later."

"I make the shot at my sister house. She was in a another town and I ask her to stay for 2 days. She didn't know the true reason. I know about this project from a friend. At first, I didn t know what to say... but I think better and I say: why not? Let's show my body to everybody. I want to show that you don't have to be very skinny or have big boobs, to feel good in your skin. I love myself and every girl should feel this."

Hyperballad's playful spirit has the effect of reminding all of us why it is we do this crazy thing called ISM. Those moments of peace and joy, with nothing between you and the world but your thin skin, are worth a thousand fully dressed. And if people want to arrest us for that, well, they can take us into the station - beaming, laughing, and naked as a bunch of jaybirds.

"I tried to get the dogs involved but they weren't really interested. It was quite cold and windy that day and I had to keep waiting for my parents to leave to take the photos. I tried to capture the dirt i was sitting on because I thought it'd be interesting photographically. I didn't try to sexualise anything (it didn't seem right for the location, being my parents house) and just have fun with it."

"Je me suis beaucoup amusee pour mon premier shoot, l'ambiance du lieu tres vintage m'a immediatement inspiree et le chat n'arretait pas de vouloir venir poser avec moi!!! J'aime beaucoup prendre des photos de moi et cette experience m'a permis d aller plus loin : j ai adore joue avec le miroir pour montrer mon corps sous de nouveaux angles."

"Trying to work around the comings and goings of housemates sure did cause a few awkward meetings in the laundry room. In the end, I just had to come clean and they kept out of my way so I could happily keep shooting. The feeling of the cool blue paint, the cold brass door and the warm fragrant Earth was beautiful, as was the little ant who took a liking to my big toe. "

Her:"There was a guy scavenging in the alleyway out the back and he popped his head in for a bit so we thought it was too weird to stay there and went indoors." Him: "Being naked outside was exhilarating but very cold. When we got busted, I hadn't moved that quickly before! It was embarrassing but mainly confusing - intrusion is always a funny thing."

Her:"There was a guy scavenging in the alleyway out the back and he popped his head in for a bit so we thought it was too weird to stay there and went indoors." Him: "Being naked outside was exhilarating but very cold. When we got busted, I hadn't moved that quickly before! It was embarrassing but mainly confusing - intrusion is always a funny thing."

I found an abandoned quarry where I thought would be great to take pictures getting naked. I was amazed with the place I found, and I thought my old pink mirror looked great there. I felt vey sexy. I hope you also like what I did!

"I shot this folio in Tucson, Arizona. I like to go out and explore the mountains so some of the pictures are outside in the heat! I also like to stay home and play dress-up and just be me, listening to music, jumping on my trampoline, etc. It was liberating the more and more pictures I took. I felt a lot more confident with my body and was getting more and more creative with the photos."

Oh Hyperballad, we can't help ourselves. This video has so much of beauty and hilarity and touchingness, but now, we must compose a poem in praise of your massive and majestic bazaans. To wit: "What's sweeter than any fruit salad?// Damn straight it's our Hyperballad!//The sight of her melons so fine//gets everyone yellin' "Divine!"//and every time she get's 'em out//our brains, they go off on walkabout." SLADE.

A day at the beach captured in black and white gives Abelena's set a feeling a timelessness and anonymity, like pictures found by accident in a shoebox in your attic. The thrill of finding something like this is only narrowly eclipsed by the thrill of seeing Abelena herself, naked and smiling, on a beach that could be any beach, on a day that could be any day.

"I made this folio on a trip to country Victoria with three amazing girls I met through project_ISM. We had hired a beautiful holiday house with a huge garden so that we could each have a secluded spot outside to do our shoots. The atmosphere was great. I found a trickling creek lined on each side with beautiful native flowers. I felt like a fairy when I lay down naked in the flowers, listening to the creek and the birds in the trees around me. It really was an amazing day and an experience I will never forget."