Kintsugi: This traditional Japanese repair method celebrates each artefact’s unique history by emphasising its fractures and breaks instead of hiding or disguising them. Often making 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 their successful #EveryBodyBeautiful campaign from last year, founders Zoe Proctor and Laura Johnson wanted 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 vulnerabilty is breathtaking and promts 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 disabilty, difference or addional needs.
We had a wonderful day and a fanstastic team of make up artists on board to create the gold goddess's.
Thanks to @ready.steady.riot @samanthalyann @nettgray @nicholsonmua @monicamontalvomua @brooke_spears27
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. Credit to @officialknowmedia
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. JADE a model who has liver disease.
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. APRIL a model who has Down Syndrome.
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. VICKY a model who is a leg amputee.
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. AMY a model who has a limb difference.
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. CAITLYN a model who has Cerebral Palsy.
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. TESS a model who is a wheelchair user.
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. BETHAN a model who has POTS syndrome.
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. MONIQUE a model who has brittle bone disease.
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. CARA a model who has Cerebral Palsy.
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. CHANTELLE a model who is a leg amputee.
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. MADISSON a model who has autism.
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. SHANI a model who has brittle bone disease.
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. Georgina a model who has Chronic fatigue syndrome.
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. LISA a model who is blind.
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. A model who has a heart condition.
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. CHLOE. A model who is tube fed.
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. KATHLEEN A model who has Down syndrome
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. NANCY a model who is a leg amputee
KINTSUGI SHOOT- finding the treasure in life’s scars. KATY a model who has Chronic fatigue syndrome.
