Save Yourself

I was asked in an interview recently what inspires me. I gave an answer that I think goes well with this photo.

"Nothing inspires me like childish things. Tutus and tea parties. Porcelain dolls and Disney movies. The love of learning and exploring that we as adults lose along the way. Walking through a forest barefoot. Talking to yourself in a silly voice. Building forts during a thunderstorm. Battling dragons and monsters in your mind. Coming home, safe and sound, and turning your adventures into art."

Comments and faves

  1. ★

    dlemieux, Franco Marconi, Casey David, A Goddess of Divine Indifference, and 835 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. dlemieux (19 months ago | reply)

    love this so much :)

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  4. EileenaTurtle (19 months ago | reply)

    oh my goodness this is magnificent.

  5. kimcoverack (19 months ago | reply)

    word up sister ..

  6. Sarah Ann Loreth (19 months ago | reply)

    Lissy I swear you are made of pure magic and dreams and beautiful things.

  7. Victor H. Adan (19 months ago | reply)

    Impressive work!

  8. Libertad Leal (19 months ago | reply)

    What an amazing image and what a great GREAT answer.

  9. Mr. Stabile (19 months ago | reply)

    This is so awesome! Great work!

  10. fran.ces (19 months ago | reply)

    beautiful

  11. eloise 'stargazer' brown (19 months ago | reply)

    Love this photo and love your response!

  12. Xin Lí (19 months ago | reply)

    Breathtaking. Everything you do is magical. You are magic.

  13. Vasiliy Petrosyan (19 months ago | reply)

    Great work ! ! ! :-)

  14. Briony Latter photography (19 months ago | reply)

    This is beautiful - I love the motion. You're such an inspiration :-)

  15. Emily DiDominica (Official) (19 months ago | reply)

    This is so beautiful and extraordinary! I want this hanging in my room! GREAT GREAT GREAT job!!!!!!!!!!!! This is so inspirational!

  16. FrancescaGu (19 months ago | reply)

    i'm speechless.

  17. Amy's Curiosity (19 months ago | reply)

    This is so different from your other stuff and i reallly like it.

  18. J◌San (19 months ago | reply)

    I like even more the text than the photo (and I love the photo so much)

  19. Fred Matos (19 months ago | reply)

    Great work

  20. Squarelle (19 months ago | reply)

    This is really great, excellent composition

  21. Carlos Castañeda' (19 months ago | reply)

    Wow! this is so incredible, I can't describe it, it really looks like a painting, I love your inspirations, you're the only photographer in flickr that is inspired by those things and that called originality.

  22. ℛita Pinto (19 months ago | reply)

    This is totally amazing!

  23. Olivia Paige. (19 months ago | reply)

    This is amazing and so is your answer. <3

  24. lívia. (19 months ago | reply)

    incredible

  25. iCaitlyn (19 months ago | reply)

    Lovely!

  26. ĐāżŦ {mostly absent} (19 months ago | reply)

    Incredibly stylish!
    I love hearing what inspires you too... :)

  27. Cody Rooney Photography (19 months ago | reply)

    This is so good, easily one of your best photos.

  28. sam.woolfolk (19 months ago | reply)

    holy mother of god....

  29. taranoel (19 months ago | reply)

    fantastic

  30. Sean Armenta (19 months ago | reply)

    so fantastic

  31. mark boucher (19 months ago | reply)

    very good idea and good processing!

  32. Mason O'Mara (19 months ago | reply)

    And that kind of attitude is, in my opinion, what makes peoples' art speak.

  33. Angela Mary Butler (19 months ago | reply)

    crazy cool idea.

  34. Carolyn Hampton (19 months ago | reply)

    Superb. And I love the word that go with it. I agree 100%!

  35. Leslie Rubiera (19 months ago | reply)

    You're so brilliant and talented. I love the movement in the dress, and the colors and textures are fantastic.

  36. Carvalho Allan (19 months ago | reply)

    Awesome!

  37. m_bui (19 months ago | reply)

    i adore this and your answer to the interview question

  38. Boy_Wonder (19 months ago | reply)

    amazing art! This could be the cover of a kick ass book. As for your quote I can totally relate, aside from the tutus, they're not quite my style :P

  39. kendallstark (19 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic.

  40. Allissa Lemaire (19 months ago | reply)

    wow. this is just breathtaking!

  41. Cynthia.Wong (19 months ago | reply)

    Lissy, you are the definition of magic, I swear. I feel like a child could look at this, and instantly relate to it and connect so much with it, just as much as adults can. Your work is a vision, for everybody of all ages.

  42. franziska.ambach (19 months ago | reply)

    your creativity is so stunning ! awesome picture

  43. Seanen Middleton (19 months ago | reply)

    This literally took my breath away. It looks like a painting, the colours are so beautiful, and I love the movement in your dress. The signature dragon in the background makes this so "you" yet so new and fresh. Beautiful, epic and inspiring. Keep up the work lissy.

  44. cryseptember (19 months ago | reply)

    breathless.

  45. oNe.SwEeT.wOrLd (19 months ago | reply)

    This is destined to be a book cover one day.....

  46. Co-razones. ϟ (19 months ago | reply)

    Beatifull *___________*

  47. LinaEid (19 months ago | reply)

    absolutely amazing!

  48. AKo Photo (19 months ago | reply)

    This is superb. Absolutely wonderful.

  49. Brandilyn Photography (19 months ago | reply)

    this is amazing. Love that only some parts are completely in focus. I also love your answer. Genius. and that is why I love you and your work. :)

  50. jane_stu (19 months ago | reply)

    amazing!

  51. Julian.Vassallo (19 months ago | reply)

    beautiful!!! the movement is great!

  52. { Kasia Skrzypek } (19 months ago | reply)

    mysterious, scary, really great concept!

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