30/11/2019
I can't be more happy and proud of have been part of this initiative. Only One in Torun, without doubt is a very special chapter in the Only One project.
In Torun I have the chance to portrait some of the people who are fighting everyday social stigma and discrimination, people who decided to fight there personal complexes and live a life in their own terms, people who are brave enough to show themselves in the way they are, people that are demanding the right to be themselves.
To all of them, thanks for your trust, thanks decide to share yourself in my project and choose to be part of Only One.
You can read some of the experience from people that participated in the project.
Calendars can be purchased online here:
https://allegro.pl/…/kalendarz-2020-projekt-only-one-fotogr…
Translation of the original text in Polish:
Since we released the only one calendar, we've been seeing a big deal from different sides. Sometimes it is very positive, another time a little less. However, in order to dispel some doubts about the topic, we would like to answer the question:
What goal do we want to achieve by publishing a calendar?
One of the reasons for its creation is the desire to show that toruń is a city full of diverse, brave, colorful people willing to act.
We would also like to call for support of the project, which is the March of equality in toruń The calendar allows you to show yourself in a real way for joining this so important for us (but also for many of you) initiative.
However, above all, we want to show that every person is beautiful, regardless of the sztampowość or the niesztampowość of their physical and we all deserve to discover it in ourselves.
Here we would also like to vote for those who took part in the project:
" I decided to take part in the project in the fight against kompleksami, and maybe one particular one. Yes, my biggest complex since I can remember was my figure, the fact that I'm a very thin person so far has had a big impact on my life. Some time ago, under the influence of an impulse (which I will keep for myself 😁) I decided to use life ignoring complexes."
Luke Luke
" only one is a great initiative created by wonderful people.. and above all, one of the places where you can relax and express, by the way, leaving your tight comfort zone.. because what is life without fears?
Maybe it's the perfect day to try something new? After all, nothing stands in the way..! and that's the kind of thoughts that inspired me to take part in the session.
I'm happy and I'm so proud that I was able to break the fear of the lens and the lens.. after that, I was a lack of confidence! According to me, everyone is beautiful although not many people see it in themselves..."
Agata Agata
" why did I decide to take part in the session? First of all, to break your inner barriers. I've just recently started to accept my body quite a bit. In understanding that my body is beautiful, my boyfriend helped me a lot, although I was at the beginning of that kind of thoughts and changing my diet... when I saw my body for the first time in a long time in this version, I thought " wow, I actually have Beautiful body ". there was even a statement from pato's mouth that I remind you of Venus from the famous painting " birth of Venus ". and how can you still be ashamed of yourself after something like this? I think it's finally time to give up the old complexes and start believing in yourself. Only one allowed me to break up with my barriers, more faith in myself and to improve my femininity."
Julita
" the naked body is mainly interpreted as a sin, a temptation to evil, and it is caused by time and fatigue - as something inappropriate, nieładnego. And so we're going to work between this pruderyjnością and the "brave sessions" with little stops for the bad taste caused by wrinkles and folded. Men can fight with their bare feet, women if they do the same, they are under fire of promiscuity charges. The body to show must be beautiful, smooth, slim and delightful. And this is just the body, it will age, age, less and less resist gravity. It carried children, weights, problems and the history of many people.
I have a belly, a light hair, grey hair, bags under my eyes, cellulite on my butt. And it's okay for me to show it. It teaches me humility. However, I consciously tag a woman in this photo. For those who wear clothes this is the first line of defense, hiding, or hiding, without it, this body is a shame, a shame. After that I like these pants."
Zuzanna Zuzanna
Calendars can be purchased online here:
https://allegro.pl/…/kalendarz-2020-projekt-only-one-fotogr…
And in toruń at the social cafe PERS on pavement street 6.
