Beauty is not in gloss

After all, an ideal body exists only on the pages of a magazine. When I look at magazines and beautiful photographs, I imagine myself beautiful, slender, perfect. Like so many. But when I see my reflection in the mirror and my photos I don’t perceive myself, it’s not me. There is a gap between reality and self-perception.

When I became photographers and started photographing professional models on the pages of the magazine, I realized that they were not perfect either.

I decided to make my own project of self-portraits and to research my body and learn to perceive it as it is. After all, I am beautiful in my own way.

Yes, I have stretch marks and a saggy stomach after 2 pregnancies. Hair grows on my legs and armpits, which I feel shy. I don’t have a few teeth and this can be seen with a smile. Scars from boils that were in childhood. And the main problem is red spots on the skin, which appear on the sun and when touched. This is especially evident on the neck and face.
I like my self portraits.