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• fairytale •

 

When I thought of the Fairytale theme, my first instinct was to go to my old work; to the manipulations that made it look like I was flying, to the books stacked up and the butterflies in my face. And then, the more I thought about it, the more I wanted to explore a different type of fairytale, more mythological, more related to Fauns and Nymphs. And that’s where this photo comes from.

 

It’s not my usual color palette, and I’m serious in it (something I usually shy away from, because I’m scared of the intensity of a serious portrait), like I was in last week’s, and I associate that expression with a certain growth. A letting go, of sorts, of things that were too heavy; of situations that didn’t make me feel good, of connections to people who brought out the worst in me. And in finding that seriousness, that calm, I found a side of me I didn’t know.

 

 

[ somos seis, amigas e fotógrafas, a fazer um '52 semanas' em conjunto. publicaremos semanalmente nas nossas redes sociais, e podem seguir-nos através da hashtag #52sisterhood. caso se queiram juntar a nós, podem usar a hashtag #52sisterhoodchallenge! contamos convosco desse lado, nesta aventura! vamos lá!

 

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there’s six of us, friends and photographers, doing a '52 weeks’ project together. we’ll publish every week, and you can keep up with us through the hashtag #52sisterhood. If you’d like to join us, you can use the #52sisterhoodchallenge! we’re counting on you to join us on this journey! come along! ]

 

 

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