Chemotherapy stripped me of everything I thought to be “womanly”. I wanted to experience a perception of my body that I hadn’t for a long time. Powerful, exposed, strong and still vulnerable.
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By the end of the shoot, I was walking around the forest completely naked and not a bit self-conscious at all. I caught myself in that moment of total self-acceptance and relished the feeling.
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I chose a boudoir shoot in nature with water as I wanted to combine the power of a woman's body with the power of nature.
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Those images are capturing the whole woman, the sum total of all the wins, all the 'primes', all the choices, the good the bad and the ugly and we're all staring down the camera and bringing it all.
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The more I looked at the images, those ‘flaws’ faded away and I began to see what everyone else sees. I began to be reminded of how I felt at that moment, and once I chose my favourite images to include in my album, I was in love with them all.
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The more I looked at the photos the more I loved them. The choosing process became harder and harder. Each photo presented a different aspect of my personality.
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I couldn’t find one thing that bothered me in any of the photos. All I felt was pure happiness and I couldn’t wait for everybody to see them.
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On the day of the photoshoot, I arrived at the hotel with a little secret in my bag. I wonder what the Uber driver would have said if he knew what he was transporting.
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Do this to learn to love yourself and your body for all it can do, and all it truly looks like, as it is right now.
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Silver Lining is a not for profit photography project that celebrates women who are embracing their grey hair. It doesn't matter if you are grey, white or slat&pepper. Maybe you have ditched dying your hair years ago or just started recently. Everyone is welcome to take part in the project.
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I wanted to try a boudoir shoot because it was something I had never done before and had never really thought to do one until I saw this opportunity. It scared me a little bit, I have never really embraced my sensual side. As a larger woman, I felt that this was a side of me that I had to hide or that didn't exist and that it would mean being vulnerable and uncomfortable.
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Preparing for the photoshoot was a mixed bag of emotions. I found myself constantly looking in the mirror, looking at myself at different angels. Worrying about the unknown... what will I look like? How can I hide my lumps and bumps of loose skin? Will there be people around?
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WHEN I STARTED GROWING MY BODY HAIR I WONDERED IF I WOULD STILL FEEL “PRETTY” AND “SEXY” AND “WANTED” AND IF PEOPLE WOULD COMMENT OR STARE.
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As someone who has only started to wear swimmers without covering up with shorts and tops, stripping down out in the open was definitely challenging for me.
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Embracing body hair can be an expression of feeling at ease with your natural self, without the need to hide or remove certain parts to be ‘acceptable’. Whose acceptance are we chasing anyway? That is an interesting question to ask, I think.
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The beach has always been one place where I truly feel at home with myself. It is such a calming environment for me. I also have a love of vintage style fashion, so I combined my two loves and decided to do a pinup style beach shoot.
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My body hair acceptance is part of accepting my whole body, and also, all the parts of my existence.
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Remember the International Women's Day Giveaway 2021? 63 women entered the giveaway. Today I would like to share the photos of the lucky winners with their wall art and the snippets they shared about their boudoir experience.
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I had decided ahead of time that I was all in. I’ve never been one to get naked in front of people, but for this trip, I wasn’t going to take any of my judgments and inhibitions with me. I was ready to go all in and enjoy it - and I did!
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Lace, rope and baby breath - Shibari inspired photoshoot
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