It's so interesting to look at my self-portraits after a year or a year and a half. This photoshoot was taken sometime in mid-December 2023. I remember how tired, sad, and insecure I was. It was a period when I forgot what rest was and what listening to myself was, I had hormonal problems, my face was constantly covered in acne, hair on my body started to grow actively in places where it shouldn't grow so much, and I remember how dissatisfied I was with my body. I even stopped halfway through the shoot because I didn't like anything and I decided to take at least some portraits to better accept how I looked at that moment.
Why did they lie there for a year? Because frankly, I didn't like them at all. I didn't want to look at a tired, pimply, hairy girl and understand that this was me. Now I look at these photos and feel sadness and joy and accept that moment that was in my life. At first I wanted to retouch my face before showing it to you, but then I gave up on that idea. This is me, I am like this, sometimes or often it doesn't matter. I leave them here and finally look at myself in these photos with acceptance.
Matthew Martin
2025-06-10 09:01:44 +0000 UTCРуслана Макаренко
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