These days with our foundation powders and creams, our instagram filters and our photoshopping we’ve become used to seeing ourselves, and others in veiled and manipulated ways. I certainly have my ‘angles’ –ways I like to tilt my head and face for the camera. My sister, brother and I snapped a picture all together on the beach in Mexico last week and as we all looked at the pic on my iphone my brother complimented me (kind of jokingly) on my ‘shadow work,’ meaning I had positioned myself so that the shadows covered the areas of my body that I perceive as flawed in a perfect way. With makeup, ‘shadow work’ and insta-filters being today’s MO it was very cool (and kind of intense) to pose for photographer Mousa Kraish who photographed Ida and I, without makeup or any kind of filters, as straight on as possible in natural light. I am so naked in this portrait. It’s kind of terrifying, but also entirely refreshing.
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Stunningly gorgeous! You are both such beauties, thanks for sharing these photos.
~pure beauty~
Beautiful photography!!!! I’m not that bold to take such a picture these days.
These are so lovely and inspiring. In this age of making up and touching up I think the way we consider our skin is that it should be a blank slate. These photos show beautifully that even a baby’s skin is uniquely her own, and it’s all beautiful.
I love, love, love your blog….. And this post illustrates so well just why I do.. You’re phenomenal, and ever so beautiful! Thanks for being such a source of inspiration..
Love, love, love.
Remember your blog content post? THIS is the answer. This shows your authenticity, your sense of self, your taste for what feels good. Always an inspiration. It takes balls to post a naked photo, and you’re such a breath of fresh air. Thank you!
Harsh and Beautiful.
Real…
I wonder if they are also infrared?
Thanks for inspiring, always…
xo
This is stunning. You are both so beautiful!
pure beauty! both of you. delicious and alive. I am in love with these, but you proably guessed so aready ;)I
So beautiful, both of you!
beautiful and striking.
GORGEOUS!
Love, love, love. Very naturally stunning.
I love these, thank you for sharing. Ida’s expression is wonderful – I can’t stop looking at her, that little mouth! What a pure, sweet little treasure she is x
Love these….you and Ida’s raw gorgeousness!
these are amazing. the kind of good stuff Chuck Close is made of.
Exquisite, confident, and inspiring. Thanks for sharing this. Daily trying to be comfortable in my own skin. Seeing your bravery in “nakedness” gives me strength to be proud of my own beauty whether inside or out. We are all so uniquely created; it’s sad that people spend more time criticizing that uniqueness rather than celebrating what makes each person special in their own right.
Love it!
I needed to thank you for this great read!! I certainly enjoyed every bit of it.
I’ve got you saved as a favorite to check out new things you post…