Hi, this is Cris, again!

I had a hard time this month. Because of some things (some good things) going on in the real world, and because of the theme.

It’s not easy to be bare naked in front of a camera, even if it’s just the camera and you. It feels like too much exposure for me, at least at this time of my life.

This has been one of the coldest winters here (if you want to know where I live, check up Porto Alegre and see how below, way below the Equator line I am, and how close to Antartica and all it’s polar air), and I’ve been a bit sick, and busy, and feeling a bit messy and ugly. Not a very good feeling to register with a shot.

I look up everyweek to the images that has been posted, and see all the images that has been sent, and mostly everytime I think, wow, why couldn’t I come up with this idea and at least give it a try? Well, I couldn’t. But I’m glad a lot of people could, talented, creative and beautiful people. (I still have one week to try, who knows!)

So my picks for this challenge was all about beauty, and beauty shown in the images because it’s felt by the self-portrayers.

I like this photo because of the great light and the new perspective. (See more of Bea.annony)

This one (from Groovyholly) reminded me of a video I’ve seen last month, that a guy made to honor his mom and her body. The woman was almoust 70-years old, and, as she says in the documentary, still looks at her body and sees prettyness.

The movie - that I strongly recomend-, made by Ken Wardrop, had some interesting choices of point-of-view and lights, and the way he shows his mom often reminded me of the ancient venus figurines (as seen here and here and here), that were made to celebrate what a woman’s body is all about: a vessel of life and joy and abundance.

And this one, by Sammiam, is just gorgeous, with the water reflections. A tasteful nude photo that insinuate more than it shows.

 I hope you all enjoyed seeing the photos as much as I did. And I hope I’ll be a better self-portrayer for next month.