Sunday, 13 March 2016

More Inspiring Projects

Sam Nixon

http://www.refinery29.com/visible-scars-photos#slide

"Scars are accumulated over a lifetime. From the faded, skinned knees of childhood to precise surgical scars from later in life, they make up both small and important stories from our lives. Sure, they represent healing and the challenges we've overcome, but they can also be a source of embarrassment, shame, or pain. And, in a world where photo retouching rules, the pores, blemishes, and scars that adorn so many women are often forgotten.

Not every scar represents trauma or disease, but some do. Others are just the normal result of living a life where shit happens. We slip on ice, we get bitten by spiders, we burn ourselves, or we accidentally bite ourselves in our sleep. Ahead are all of these stories, from 28 women — and images of the scars they got along the way."













Peggy McKenna




"Photographs of twenty women's bellies exhibit graphically the wear and tear of their reproductive and medical histories as well as the passage of time. These frontal abdominal 'mug shots,' arranged in a grid, draw upon the vocabulary of informative but depersonalised medical imaging. The pictures include neither faces, which would have personalised the figures, nor breasts, which would have feminised them. Instead, the isolated bellies stand in for individual women, and for the experience of maternity in general."




Damon Dahlen

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/women-bare-their-scars-to-reveal-the-beauty-in-imperfections_us_55db32f1e4b0a40aa3ab6ae5

"That's what scars do. They tell a story. They remind us to keep going or to take a deep breath and rest. Scars remind us of a funny moment or a battle survived.

Each photograph proves that imperfections can truly be beautiful, but even more than being beautiful -- these scars remind us just how resilient, adaptable and strong we are."














Lauren Henschel


"This diverse group of people and their scars seen in my images, all different ages, genders, and from all walks of life demonstrate just how different we all are, but how similar we are as well. These battle scars each and every one of us walks around with every day, whether physical and visible like a scar, or impalpable and invisible like a psychological disorder, show that we all have a connection to pain."







Jade Beall


"'A Beautiful Body' celebrates the real women of this world who are indeed truly beautiful people. Jade inspired females who felt they did not measure-up to a ridiculous standard of beauty perpetuated by advertising, showbiz, and media in general. She tapped into this silent majority of real women, living the kind of lives that silently go by, largely unsung despite the selfless ways they dedicate themselves to family."




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