January 11, 2014 at 3:12 pm

‘What I Be’ Photo Project Reveals People’s Most Intimate Insecurities

by twistedsifter

 

What I Be is a project about honesty and empowerment. In the ongoing 1000+ photo series, people are asked to complete the following statement:

“I am not my ____ “

 

Their response is then manifested as a phrase or ‘label’ and written somewhere on their face or body with a marker. Then a close-up portrait is taken and shared with others. The goal is to spread awareness and generate understanding for what our fellow citizens may be battling with, internally or externally.

The project is the brainchild of Steve Rosenfield, a photographer who has gone through his own journey of personal discovery. You can learn much more about the project at the links below and can see all of the portraits and stories at whatibeproject.com

[via Huffington Post]

 

What I Be Project
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram

 

 

1. “I am not my amputation”

 

I-am-not-my-amputation

What I Be Project
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2. “I am not my gums”

 

I-am-not-my-gums

What I Be Project
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram

 

 

3. “I am not my gender”

 

I-am-not-my-gender

What I Be Project
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4. “I am not my M.S.”

 

I-am-not-my-M.S

What I Be Project
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5. “I am not my dyslexia”

 

I-am-not-my-dyslexia

What I Be Project
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6. “I am not my cynicism”

 

I-am-not-my-cynicism

What I Be Project
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7. “I am not my turban”

 

I-am-not-my-turban

What I Be Project
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8. “I am not my reminders”

 

I-am-not-my-reminders

What I Be Project
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9. “I am not my shortness”

 

I-am-not-my-shortness

What I Be Project
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram

 

 

10. “I am not my sexual assault”

 

I-am-not-my-sexual-assault

What I Be Project
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram

 

 

11. “I am not my motherhood”

 

I-am-not-my-motherhood

What I Be Project
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram

 

 

12. “I am not my addiction”

 

I-am-not-my-addiction

What I Be Project
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram

 

 

13. “I am not my P.T.S.D.”

 

I-am-not-my-P.T.S.D

What I Be Project
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram

 

 

14. “I am not my anxiety”

 

I-am-not-my-anxiety

What I Be Project
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram

 

 

15. “I am not my grades”

 

I-am-not-my-grades

What I Be Project
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram

 

 

16. “I am not my foster care”

 

I-am-not-my-foster-care

What I Be Project
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram

 

 

17. “I am not my void”

 

I-am-not-my-void

What I Be Project
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram

 

 

18. “I am not my incompetence”

 

I-am-not-my-incompetence

What I Be Project
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram

 

 

19. “I am not my irritability”

 

I-am-not-my-irritability

What I Be Project
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram

 

 

20. “I am not my future”

 

I-am-not-my-future

What I Be Project
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram

 

 

21. “I am not my femininity”

 

I-am-not-my-femininity

What I Be Project
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram

 

 

22. “I am not my spots”

I-am-not-my-spots

What I Be Project
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram

 

 

23. “I am not my facial hair”

 

I-am-not-my-facial-hair

What I Be Project
Website | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram

 

 

 

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