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‘BLUE_STRIPES’ by RACHEL_A
RELOAD - 19 FEB 2017
"Over the past couple of days, I've been filled with more confidence thanks to yoga and a hike that I did at the weekend, so I decided that it would be a good idea to shoot myself again. I first began by taking photos of myself clothed, which really helped me get comfortable with my self-image, encouraging me to be happy with my natural self. Once it got to me posing fully nude, I felt slightly awkward in the fact that I couldn't quite get the poses that I wanted to. At one point I tried to click the camera button with my toe, but failed dramatically as I'm not the most flexible. I found it funny when I would try to achieve artistic poses, yet they wouldn't come out quite as I wanted them to...but I soon got over this and realised that we can all capture our own beauty, no matter what our skills. I felt so empowered to be able to reflect my natural self exactly how I wanted to. I also enjoyed breaking through the stigma attached to sexuality, and how it can actually be used to make you feel better."

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