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““We are the choices we make. And have to make. We aren’t anything else.””

— Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer (via thequotehaven)

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I let it go. It’s like swimming against the current. It exhausts you. After a while, whoever you are, you just have to let go, and the river brings you home.

Joanne Harris, Five Quarters of the Orange (via anditslove)

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Photographing Women for Time ‘Firsts’ with @luisadorr

To see more of Luisa’s portraits, follow @luisadorr on Instagram.

Lighting, timing, location — all of these were obstacles that Brazilian photographer Luisa Dörr (@luisadorr) faced as she photographed the subjects of Time magazine’s (@time) “Firsts” project, which showcases 46 women who broke a major barrier in their field. “At first, it was difficult,” says Luisa, who shot all of her portraits — and 12 different “Firsts” Time covers — on a phone. “The subjects couldn’t understand that the same phone they carry in their pocket is able to make a professional photograph. But the phone allowed me to move fast — it was just me and the subjects.”

Growing up in southern Brazil, Luisa studied photography in school and became a full-time freelancer in 2015; not long after, the Time editors discovered her work and brought her on as the lead photographer for “Firsts.” “More than just women, I saw amazing human beings and professionals,” says Luisa, who photographed women ranging from Oprah Winfrey to Hillary Clinton. “All of them went through a lot of struggles. This positive fighting energy is what has inspired me the most.”

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• 12 years ago, I sat in a nearby church abashedly asking god to help me get over my feelings for a girl

• 6 years ago, my mom & I both cried as I told her I was dating a woman, a coming out confession long overdue

• tonight, my son & I are having a dance party while my wife hums along in the kitchen cooking us dinner

Life can be so sweet, if only we can hold on & find the courage to be our authentic selves.

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Weekend Hashtag Project: #WHPimagine

Weekend Hashtag Project is a series featuring designated themes and hashtags chosen by Instagram’s Community Team. For a chance to be featured on the Instagram blog, follow @instagram and look for a post every week announcing the latest project.

Time travel, outer space, a parallel universe — the goal this weekend is to bring your wildest dreams to life through surreal photos and videos, like this one by Ginebra Siddal (@ginebrasiddal). Wherever your reveries take you, here’s how to get started:

Create dreamlike compositions with textures such as gauzy curtains, or seek out otherworldly settings, like a foggy morning or a reflective pond.

Does fantasy inspire your makeup and fashion choices (or even those of a pet)? Show off your most imaginative styles, or create a new personality and a look to match.

Start in your Instagram Stories camera to experiment with transforming the world around you with tools like stickers and face filters, and then share your favorite creation to your feed.

PROJECT RULES: Please add the #WHPimagine hashtag only to photos and videos taken over this weekend and only submit your own visuals to the project. If you include music in your video submissions, please only use music to which you own the rights. Any tagged photo or video taken over the weekend is eligible to be featured next week.

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Watching the Total Solar Eclipse with Photographer @dave.krugman

To see more of Dave’s images, follow @dave.krugman on Instagram.

Today’s #SolarEclipse traced its path of totality — the geographic line along which the sun is entirely blocked from view by the moon — across the United States, from the woods of Oregon to the fields of South Carolina. Its rarity inspired millions to turn their eyes and lenses skyward, including New York-based photographer Dave Krugman (@dave.krugman), who made a trek to Nashville, Tennessee, to see this first total solar eclipse in the US in 38 years. “This was a flashpoint moment I didn’t want to miss,” says Dave. “Seeing the sky go dark and a ring of fire suddenly appear was an extraordinary experience. The light was eerie, otherworldly. It’s surely a moment I’ll never forget.”