Jacqueline Almeida- Cuidados Pessoais

Jacqueline Almeida's photographic practice explores the landscape and the self, primarily focusing on documenting her personal journey with self-love and acceptance, whether that be within the family or in respects to mental welfare. Almeida has always strived to be a positive impact on social media and would like to think she's achieved that so far (on Instagram). Through running her page on there, exploring who she is, and what she would like her impact on this earth to be, she discovered her true appreciation of helping others and self-love.

Cuidados Pessoais is a series that sees the coming together of self-portraiture and intimate acts of self-care to portray quieter notes from an altogether chaotic life. The project celebrates the simple pleasures in taking the time to care and nurture for oneself, an act she found beneficial to the soul in order to feel content and peace within simple acts of self-love. The project stemmed from her fascination of people's behaviour online and how they affect others, but more so how they affected her. Bombarded every day with unrealistic portrayals of beauty, comparing herself every day for so long to these idealised images, it took a huge toll on her physical and mental health. Almeida explored these simple yet intimate acts that allowed her to realise her worth and value and that it was not and never will be, dictated by an image online. Website: jacqueline-almeida.format.com Instagram: @_jacquelinealmeida