Perfect Imperfections
Globally Viral
Perfect Imperfections
Globally Viral
Believing that art and photography have the ability to heal, I wanted to help women of different ages and from different backgrounds work through their various struggles, from physical and emotional pain to fertility issues to postpartum challenges. This project is so much more than photos of stretch marks, or cellulite. It's about women coming out of the shadows and discussing their everyday struggles in an effort to normalize, to empower, and to educate. The original blog post can be found HERE.
I walked out of the shoot with my head held high with a new confidence I didn't know I had in me.
I was nervous walking into a shoot with someone I didn't know but Neely immediately made me feel like a sister, we talked and laughed and I instantly felt at home, she treated my daughter like her own all of this put me at ease to be "uncovered". I walked out of the shoot with my head held high with a new confidence I didn't know I had in me. From glancing at a few of the shots on the camera, I saw more beauty than I expected, confidence in being a mother (the kind my mom told me she see's in my mothering but I couldn't picture and was really unsure of) and most importantly that my daughter loves me because I'm her "ma-ma" and that love is indescribable- she doesn't care about anything else and her smile and mine in the photo say it all!
- Rachael Sweeney
I’ve always struggled to accept my flaws, but after giving birth to my daughters, those flaws seem more like beautiful marks of our journey together. I hope that my daughters look back on this and know to judge themselves based on who they are, and not what anyone says or thinks about them.
-KACIE CHARLOT
