“I used to do a lot of boudoir photography, and a local newspaper did a story about my work for Valentine’s Day,” Isis tells Yahoo Life, explaining that, not long after, a man called to book a gift shoot for his wife, as he’d been inspired by the clients in the article saying they’d felt “empowered and beautiful” while posing for Isis.
“I think it’s important to show all kinds of chests, all kinds of scars, all different results,” says Isis. “I think it’s important to show all kinds of chests, all kinds of scars, all different results,” says Isis. “I’ve seen some reconstructions that are beautiful and I’ve seen some that are badly done. I’ve also seen some where the body rejects the implants, so there’s a lot more scarring,” she says. “But I feel it’s important to … understand all the possibilities you could end up with — and know that whatever it is, you’re not going to feel so alone, because you’re seeing the honest truth.
“I felt seen, I felt loved, I was crying — because for that moment in time, I was around so many kindred spirits who got it. And we fought to be there,” she says. “It was very thoughtful. And I feel like the confidence I have now is, like, through the roof as a result of that experience.”Jess Donatelli, 45, had a similar experience posing for Isis in late August, about a year after receiving her diagnosis and having a double mastectomy with no reconstruction.
But she quickly came to a realization: “None of that matters. This is so much more powerful, and I felt this overwhelming drive to do it, so I just contacted her.” Donatelli, who lives not far from Isis in upstate New York, posed in the photographer's backyard.
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