For all the women out there who have told themselves that it is impossible to do boudoir
This isn’t for just anyone, this is for the women out there who never see their body types represented in boudoir imagery. This is for the women who feel left out, and who have had a upward battle with their body their entire lives. .
This is for the woman who say to themselves, “I am too old, therefore it’s impossible for me to do boudoir. I am too fat, I am too thin, I have scars all over my body, I am a victim of sexual assault and opening up hasn’t been easy, I have cancer, I am disabled, I’m a mother of four who isn’t shaped like I used to be, I am trans, I have eczema all over my body, my body is too strong to be a woman’s body.”
Over the course of12 months I photographed 12 woman who have a story to tell. 12 brave ladies will get in front of my camera and there we will create a space of empowerment, love, good conversation about our bodies and breathtaking photos. Through my blog I highlighted each lady from the project. I talked about their past and their current life and what having their body means for them. The daily struggles they might face, the self doubt they feel and the obstacles they overcome. .
We talked about what it means to do boudoir and what is means for you to do something brave like this that is going to help inspire so many other women out there.
My goal for this project is to help each woman see their body as something beautiful and know that it is POSSIBLE for them to do boudoir
My bigger goal for this project is to inspire countless women all across the world who struggle with their body. If myself and all these girls can inspire other women out there to just love themselves and their body more, I think I would be a very important thing to do.
Thank you to all the brave women out there who want to be apart of something truly special 🖤
EVERY IMPOSSIBLE Session
“I’ve been trying to really figure out how to express how I feel about this whole experience and how to put it into words. Even sitting here now, I’m still continuing to feel complex emotions about myself and about the freedom of being authentically me. This step in my personal journey has really been special to me.
Viewing your photos helped me see a side to myself that I didn’t know was even there. As I was sharing them with my loved ones, I felt even more free. Like “hey, this is me! And I’m going to be happy with my body no matter what anyone says!” There were, of course, also moment where my deep seeded insecurity wanted to rise up and tell me “you’re foolish, you aren’t enough.” But for the first time in a long time, that voice wasn’t as scary.
I think the hard thing to explain is the anxiety I have for when your blog comes out. It isn’t that I’m scared of being seen or worried about the content of the possible negative comments that could occur… it’s that I’m scared that my new found confidence would be shaken if someone were to say something hurtful. Continuing to remind me that it’s all a process. We don’t heal all at once and then we are all better. Things can change with the wind, and long term healing and growth is a daily practice.
It’s been my greatest honor to be a part of this fight for us misfits. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my love and story.”