TITLE: Exposure therapy

This is a work in progress. Since the quarantine, and all that it involved, i changed. Mentally and physically. So far my focus was my mental health, which included ignoring my parents when they ask me if they should be worried since i am still "so fat". I do my best to have my priorities straight and give myself time when something like this happens. No i don't like it but i don't feel bad about myself either, usually. What hurts is when you can't fit in your own clothes anymore or you don't recognise yourself in a photo.

At my last job i was doing a lot of nude photography, which gave me a new appreciation for the body and respect for the women i was working with. I proud myself to be an encouraging person, specially to women, to give praise and confidence whenever i can. Except when it came to me seeing what i actually look like in a photo. So this is my exposure therapy. I was looking to find shapes and angles that i felt good in and in a way it worked. I want to be able to see and like what i look like now even if its not going to last forever. Eventually it became a way to show how i feel about the process of self love. After i started this i broke my foot, which means more time in rest and at home, so that became a part of it aswell.

This is a topic that i am interested in, and will keep working on, and hopefully i will be able to give other people a new way to look at themselves too. There is a lot of beauty to be seen in our shapes.

AUTHOR: Ana Silva (Portugal)

Hello, my name is Ana Sofia Silva. I´m from Oporto and live in Lisbon now.
I did a little bit of everything in the multimedia area, from design to video editing.
Now i am investing my time as a photographer, where i feel most fulfulled.
I´ve worked as a freelancer while working for other people, either editting, taking photos or both. My last job, which was nude photography at a studio, made a big impact in me. It made me appreciate more the human body in all its shapes.
For the first time i made a project around myself, a kind of therapy, with my favourite type of black and white.
This is an ongoing project and a theme i wish to pursue.