Self Portrait Challenge

Self-portrait challenge is an art project who aims to encourage self-analysis, self-expression and challenging of personal boundaries among other things.

I'm not participating in it, but if you want to, it's rather simple. The main thing is to post a self portrait on your own blog every week according to the guidelines. You can find more info from the site.

The funny thing is that my own self portraits accidentally fit the challenge of the month: "Self portrait as ...". (Of course almost any portrait would fit in the current challenge.)

But even if you wouldn't want to participate, the site is worth taking a look at. The whole idea is interesting. Instead of being afraid of how other people see you, you can try out new ways to look at yourself. It's quite liberating.

It's inspiring just to look at the portraits others have taken. And it's rather educational too. We see many images all the time, and here is a fun way to think about compositions, technics and the like. And with the world full of pictures of models and celebrities, it's nice to look at pictures of other kinds of people once in a while too.