13/07/2021
➡️ Let's talk body insecurities!
For me, it's all about my red cheeks and chunky legs.
I have been active my whole life. There are not many sports I haven't tried and I’ve had the opportunity to train with the best of the best.
Even though I was a pretty good swimmer, I was slimmer and super-fit, but yet my legs still looked disproportionate to the rest of my body. My face was burning red after the first minute of the warmup and I felt that it was most likely because I'm wasn’t good enough.
For years I pushed myself harder and harder, to the point that I was swimming for up to 8 hours a day to fulfill my dreams. All that work didn't help change the shape of my body. I added more and more activities to my schedule, ending up with a completely dislocated hip and a Barbie-style-twisting knee. My legs and blushing face have stayed exactly the same.
🙈 Eventually, I let my insecurities take control over my life, I felt embarrassed wearing a swimsuit and stopped swimming, even though I loved it so much.
👀It’s a bu**er, isn't it?!👀
It took me a long time to accept who I am and how I look. Most likely I will never be 100% happy with my body. I will welcome new greys, new wrinkles, new limitations as I get older🤪🙄
But do you know what?
WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE ONE DAY!
Do you think we're going to be lying on our deathbeds filled with regret that we didn't have thick, shiny waves and a thigh gap?
I think not!
What I already regret is the time I let my insecurities stop me. They stopped me from doing the things I wanted to do, the places I wanted to explore, the memories I wanted to make and the photos I wanted to be part of.
Honestly, in the grand scheme of things, who gives a crap about bingo wings, thinning hair, double chins and a nose full of blackheads?
👑The beautiful humans I'm lucky enough to photograph are usually riddled with insecurities too. Do you look at my photographs and see anything but love, connection and happiness and pure, human stories?
👇Tell me, what are you most insecure about when it comes to the way you look? Let's lay it all out before we smash it up!