Dressing up in front of the mirror, perceived as a daily repetition of vanity or a structured routine of self-care, the definition is held at societies standard can be debated as unfair. The age of the ‘selfie’, a more casual form of self-admiration is too often considered a form of confidence or narcissism. The limitations one can reach trying to express their own ideal of beauty is astonishing with the censoring of skin and human anatomy, something that is out of one’s control.
Read MoreI use to bow down to the obedience I gave to my disease. I felt out of control the first time I purged. Trying to go a day without purging felt like the end of the world, every second filled with temptation and I was ready to give in. There is something so estranged when you consciously decide to rebel against your body, willingly and without caution. Everything else seems to disappear, and you are left in a realm of disassociation to your self-state.
Read MoreCharity Bomb Presents Strange 80s 2 2nd Annual Benefit ConcertOn October 12th At The Fonda Theatre. In collaboration with Finn Wolfhard of Netflix’s “Stranger Things”With Performances By Members Of: No Doubt, Fall Out Boy, Slipknot, Sum41, Limp Bizkit, Bowling For Soup, *NSYNC, Velvet Revolver, OK Go, Sugarcult, Filter, Steel Panther, The Regrettes & more!
Read MoreLisa Toboz is a self-taught photographer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her analog work can be found in various online and print publications, most recently in Shots Magazine, and in She Shoots Film: Self Portraits. She has exhibited internationally, and is a member of the 12.12 Project, an instant-film artists’ collective.
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