"house ghosts won't play tricks" [ day 14 ] Last week, inspired by my dear friend @joanacatcardoso, I decided to join the #isolationcreation bandwagon (started by @annstreetstudio, who is AMAZING) and took some time to take some self-portraits. I have to be honest — it wasn't easy. I feel like I have a wall in my brain, this inability to just *be* when I photograph myself, that I think stems from a mix of perfectionism, some shame over the validity of this medium (I know, it's stupid) and a desperate need for everything to have meaning, for every detail to be there for a reason. So I started, and it didn't come to me right away, like it used to. But at some point, I don't know why, a thought came to my head: photograph like it's 2008. That's the year I did my first self-portrait project (albeit interrupted), and the year when I just photographed without judging myself. Everything was interesting — every crease of my neck, every corner of the floor, every dusty prop I found in the back of a closet. Multiplies were a thing! And photos of my hands, and old nightgowns and small details of day-to-day life. And I didn't feel guilty over it not having a meaning or a story behind it! wow! the freedom! It was that feeling of starting out, of discovering a new medium and a new way to express myself. And it was lovely and non-judgemental. So I think that's the challenge for me, right now. Photograph like it's the first time I'm picking up a camera. Do self-portraiture without judging myself. #luminous_photography #tolivewithanopenheart #selfportraiture #shootlikeits2008 #selfportraitartist #isolationcreationwithjamiebeck (em Porto, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-HVUcHnL-5/?igshid=1fqhapaqopp1r