26/02/2020
I want would like to dedicate this picture to everyone out there. Recently, I was working with a close friend on a photoshoot and he realised that I don’t really do those ‘flawless’ retouches on my pictures. He pointed out that it’s something essential to do so that my pictures and the photographed model will look “perfect”. However, I disagree to this significantly. Models sometimes also pointed out their flaws e.g. stretch marks to me and said that I can do that “photoshop magic”. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You may comment on my photoshop abilities. Yes, I do correct on the minor details of my pictures but as an image maker, I feel the responsibility to show the authentic self of the person that I’m photographing. Whether the models have stretch marks or anything that the mainstream media may deem as imperfection, I feel responsible to show them to the world just because no one is perfect and we should never feel insecure about our own “flaws”. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Many women and even men tend to pick on themselves on certain features that they don’t like about themselves, hey, I’m guilty of it too. I believe that is because the mainstream media has set the beauty standards so high that we start to feel bad about ourselves when we don’t fit into those specific categories of body shape, weight etc. I’ve spent 3 years studying the media and how toxic it can be for our mental health. So to people out there who’re beating themselves up just because they don’t look a certain way, don’t be so hard on yourself (I know how that feels) and embrace every bit of you because you deserve self love.
Special thanks to for trusting me to do this shoot. Really appreciate you for who you are and a strong woman that you are. Much love to everyone in this world. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
p.s. let’s all agree that the media perpetuates unattainable beauty standards for men and women and thank you for taking your time to read this lengthy post
