06/29/2023
A little about Zuri, the photographer & owner behind
My very first Bo***ir Shoot occurred spontaneously in June 2017 in a hotel room in Mexico City. I was my very own subject. I spent this romantic, solo day in & out of a plush white bathrobe & wore a mismatched, black underwear set- one of the few pairs I could fit in the backpack I was living out of during a gap year of travel through Mexico & Central America. I sipped coffee, then champagne, while singing happily to Billie Holliday & thought, “I want to remember this moment forever”. So I busted out my tripod & set up the timer on my camera. I felt so free & sensual during this empowering, transitional experience of itinerary-free, solo travel & knew I might never get to experience something like this again in my life.
During that shoot, I honored every version of Zuri who had battled eating disorders, depression, orthorexia & body dysmorphia to the lost and heartbroken woman who had just started really prioritizing & being accountable for her mental health, getting real about healing trauma, figuring out what truly brought her joy & letting (deserving) people have access to deeper parts of her.
I cried when I pulled the raw images up on my computer that evening. The woman I saw in these photos was fierce, yet soft - a perfectly imperfect Goddess who belonged here & proudly took up space. This experience was so impactful, that I continued to do self portrait bo***ir as a way to vulnerably share myself with the world & started shooting bo***ir with other subjects in hope that they would benefit from this experience like I had.
Continued on our website (link in bio).
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