Kintsugi: This traditional Japanese repair method celebrates each artifact’s unique history by emphasizing its fractures and breaks instead of hiding or disguising them. It often makes the repaired piece even more beautiful than the original, revitalizing it with new life.
But what if we thought of ourselves in the very same way? That our scars and marks only go to highlight our beauty and uniqueness? It was this thought that became the inspiration for the latest shoot from Specialist Talent Agency - Zebedee Management.
Off the back of our successful #EveryBodyBeautiful campaign from last year, founders myself - Zoe Proctor - and Laura Johnson wanted to explore this beautiful tradition, and the parallels it has between people’s perception of beauty.
This stunning set of images showcases just some of the female talent currently signed to Zebedee. The sense of strength through vulnerability is breathtaking and prompts the viewer to question what is beauty and where can it be found?
This project was photographed by the wonderful Murat Ozkasim and used the models from Zebedee Management the only agency in the UK to represent people of all ages with a disability, difference or additional needs.
We had a wonderful day and a fantastic team of makeup artists on board to create the golden goddesses.
More info: zebedeemanagement.co.uk
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Nancy
Kathleen
Amy
Vicky
Monique
Jade
Shani
Sophie
No i was not shot in the chest haha. My scar is from having 5 open heart surgeries. Being on oxygen machines & a feeding tube & operations & numerous cardiac catheters due to being born with a serious heart condition.
April
She's so cute! she reminds me of my sister. That same innocent look in her eyes.
Lisa
Chantelle
Georgina
Chloe
Bethan
Madisson
Cara
Tess
Katy
Kintsugi Shoot - Finding The Treasure In Life’s Scars
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say this: these women are not flawless. They aren't perfect. I've been seeing a lot of comments about how these women are perfect, but that just isn't the case. They have flaws, just like you and I have flaws. Their imperfections don't make them any less beautiful, in fact more so. Our flaws are what give us true beauty, and we should celebrate that. Don't erase their flaws, because without them, we wouldn't be who we are today. All these women are so, so gorgeous and yes, they're flawed. We're all imperfect, and that's okay.
I love this but isn't it time we stopped celebrating differences and seeing these women in mainstream modeling? Would have been nice if, within the original concept, there were some males.
I don't know why, but they're so stunning and unique. They've impressed me a lot. Awesome work!
These women are beautiful, fierce warriors, no doubt about it. But why is it only women who are considered less than beautiful if they have scars or other physical "imperfections"? .
These posts make me so happy... Differences should be celebrated... The dictionary definition of normal doesn't apply to reality, after all.
i am currently recuperating from surgery that has left a 12 in scar in my leg. i will soon have a matching one on the other. i have had over 19 surgeries so far and my body looks like a road map. while i was still in hospital i made the comment to the physical therapist that i remembered when my body was so strong and her response was this; yes, it means that you lived a life full of activity and every deformity, scar, or imperfection from my disease means that is a map of my journey. what she wanted to know was how i wanted to end my journey - with a feeling of futility or one of conquering a challenge. that got me to thinking. i think i want to end it sliding into home sideways screaming, whoo-hoo what a ride it has been!
I’ve picked up a hobby of sketching disabled strangers and handing them my notebook. Their smiles are the best thing of my day :)
Damn girls, or I should say ladies. This just gave me a boost towards my own looks and confidence. I've only been in a wheelchair since 2014 and I'm just really starting to get back to my confident self again. Thank you vary much.
I found this article really confusing. The Japanese art fixes what is broken and makes it useful again, and more beautiful for being mended. I didn't feel like these women needed mending, and covering their wounds, scars, stumps with gold didn't "fix" them or make them "better" if you get what I mean. Some of these women had no physical injuries at all, just disabilities, which is a completely different kettle of fish. I would have just liked to have seen all these women photographed in their already natural state of beauty, with or without some gold, and no reference to being fixed like Japanese pottery in order to enable them to be useful and beautiful again. They didn't need that reference and they didn't need to be sprayed in so much gold to draw attention to their deficits.
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say this: these women are not flawless. They aren't perfect. I've been seeing a lot of comments about how these women are perfect, but that just isn't the case. They have flaws, just like you and I have flaws. Their imperfections don't make them any less beautiful, in fact more so. Our flaws are what give us true beauty, and we should celebrate that. Don't erase their flaws, because without them, we wouldn't be who we are today. All these women are so, so gorgeous and yes, they're flawed. We're all imperfect, and that's okay.
I love this but isn't it time we stopped celebrating differences and seeing these women in mainstream modeling? Would have been nice if, within the original concept, there were some males.
I don't know why, but they're so stunning and unique. They've impressed me a lot. Awesome work!
These women are beautiful, fierce warriors, no doubt about it. But why is it only women who are considered less than beautiful if they have scars or other physical "imperfections"? .
These posts make me so happy... Differences should be celebrated... The dictionary definition of normal doesn't apply to reality, after all.
i am currently recuperating from surgery that has left a 12 in scar in my leg. i will soon have a matching one on the other. i have had over 19 surgeries so far and my body looks like a road map. while i was still in hospital i made the comment to the physical therapist that i remembered when my body was so strong and her response was this; yes, it means that you lived a life full of activity and every deformity, scar, or imperfection from my disease means that is a map of my journey. what she wanted to know was how i wanted to end my journey - with a feeling of futility or one of conquering a challenge. that got me to thinking. i think i want to end it sliding into home sideways screaming, whoo-hoo what a ride it has been!
I’ve picked up a hobby of sketching disabled strangers and handing them my notebook. Their smiles are the best thing of my day :)
Damn girls, or I should say ladies. This just gave me a boost towards my own looks and confidence. I've only been in a wheelchair since 2014 and I'm just really starting to get back to my confident self again. Thank you vary much.
I found this article really confusing. The Japanese art fixes what is broken and makes it useful again, and more beautiful for being mended. I didn't feel like these women needed mending, and covering their wounds, scars, stumps with gold didn't "fix" them or make them "better" if you get what I mean. Some of these women had no physical injuries at all, just disabilities, which is a completely different kettle of fish. I would have just liked to have seen all these women photographed in their already natural state of beauty, with or without some gold, and no reference to being fixed like Japanese pottery in order to enable them to be useful and beautiful again. They didn't need that reference and they didn't need to be sprayed in so much gold to draw attention to their deficits.