Vol. 1 Ch. 2 P. 25

Writing and photography: Together, they make nudity an art.
The photographer strips away layers of his subjects to bare their beauty.
The writer strips away her own layers to bare her soul.

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18 thoughts on “Vol. 1 Ch. 2 P. 25”

The Urban Plush Project on December 15, 2011 at 11:47 pm said:

YES!! LOVE THIS!!!

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totomai on November 23, 2011 at 9:34 pm said:

awesome entry. i liked the minimalism feel on this one. both in words and photo.

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- The Background Story on November 25, 2011 at 12:35 pm said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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hymnofheart on November 23, 2011 at 5:59 am said:

I really like the image u portray here…

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- The Background Story on November 23, 2011 at 6:28 pm said:
  
  Salamat!
  
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Poets United on November 23, 2011 at 12:54 am said:

Thank you for joining Poets United. I have added your blog to our blogroll so others can discover you and your wonderful poetry. Poets United is what you make of it so explore, comment often and it will lead to folks doing so in return. We look forward to visiting your blog and reading your poetry.

Ink runs from the corners of my mouth
There is no happiness like mine.
I have been eating poetry.
~Mark Strand

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- The Background Story on November 23, 2011 at 7:31 pm said:
  
  Oh, thank you!!!
  
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belfastdavid on November 23, 2011 at 12:09 am said:

I am intrigued that your words describe a male photographer and a female writer.
I wonder if you are trying to make a broader point about gender?

David

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- The Background Story on November 23, 2011 at 1:17 pm said:
  
  Maybe, maybe not. Ah, we’ll never know, won’t we?
  
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journeyintopoetry on November 23, 2011 at 12:08 am said:

This is fascinating! I love the words accompanying the picture, brilliant!

And now I know how to see the words too, that’s great.

Well done on your first month, it has been very successful and here’s to many, many more!

Christine

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- The Background Story on November 23, 2011 at 4:22 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Christine! Here’s to years of blogging for all of us!
  
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Sumi on November 22, 2011 at 11:22 pm said:

I love how you make use of juxtapositions both on the text and on the photo..
Another great entry. Happy 1st month!

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- The Background Story on November 23, 2011 at 1:16 pm said:
  
  Pinoy Pride!
  
  Thanks, Sumi!
  
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A Stranger in a Strange Land on November 22, 2011 at 8:49 pm said:

Do you take all of the photos yourself? I think “The Background Story” may be composed of a team? How does this work? Please give me the skinny! In any case great post. =)

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- The Background Story on November 22, 2011 at 9:03 pm said:
  
  We’re a small team of four friends. Two writers, two photographers. Our roles don’t change within the team (but maybe in the future, who knows). There is way you can tell who writes what line and who takes what photo. We indicate that in every post, though it’s not very obvious.
  
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  - Burchard on December 17, 2011 at 6:13 pm said:
    
    Damn, I wish I could think of sotmhenig smart like that!
    
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Becoming herself on November 22, 2011 at 4:54 pm said:

This photo is so intriguing; I had to visit straight away to read the words (only the pic shows up in the email). And the words are both unexpected and brilliant. I particularly like ‘make nudity an art’ in this context, with the explanatory following sentences. I love the composition of the pic and the expression and posture of the boy.

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- The Background Story on November 22, 2011 at 5:01 pm said:
  
  Thank you, BH! We really appreciate your feedback. This set is special to us because it’s our blog’s first month.
  
  Btw, the text does show up with the photo in subscriber emails, but you don’t see it because our font is white. You can highlight the area beneath the photo in your inbox to see the text. My personal email address is subscribed to this blog, and I was baffled why the text wasn’t showing up. I discovered it by accident.
  
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