🇬🇧 Artwork: Unyckeness

Today we are talking about “Unyckeness”, one of the latest artworks I have completed. You can see the artwork by clicking here. To purchase it, visit the “Buy art here” page.

I am Nycka Nunes, a visual artist and personal style, marketing, branding, personal branding and fashion business consultant. In this blog, I only talk about art. For other services, you can hire me by visiting the “Services” page, as all my services are personalized and my clients can count on the expertise of a professional with decades of professional experience and an enviable personal repertoire.

At the time this text was published, I am raising funds for a photography project. If you would like to contribute, please contact me. To collaborate financially with the realization of other projects, read the “Maecenasship” page on this blog.

“Unyckeness” is about dualities, especially gender dualities. That’s why I used blue and pink as the main colors.

We are used to seeing the world in black and white… I mean… in pink and blue… because we know that human beings are usually born with male or female reproductive organs. Rarely is anyone born with both options. And many of us grew up with the idea that what we have between our legs determines how we should behave. And this has certainly generated countless conflicts throughout history.

At some point, we may realize that something we like does not fit that standard. In my opinion, this says nothing about our sexual orientation or our gender identity. I remember a few years ago, I served a client who was reluctant to wear a shirt with a blue print of stylized tulips, because they were flowers. After putting the shirt on with the blazer I had in mind to wear with the shirt, he liked the idea and ended up taking the shirt. He is certainly not the only man in the world who grew up believing that flower prints are for women. There must still be some people out there with this mentality, coming from a repressive education based on stereotypes, not on understanding the individual who came into our lives in the form of a child.

Note that the work is composed of alternating rectangles of blue and pink, like a chessboard. I did not try to emulate a board with equal squares and the same number of squares, but one of my references was a chessboard, like a struggle between the beliefs imposed on us by our parents and those that are part of our essence.

The reflections linked to this work concern the extent to which we accept our tastes, behaviors and other characteristics that are stereotyped as masculine and the extent to which we accept our tastes, behaviors and other characteristics that are stereotyped as feminine. Do you accept yourself as a whole, or just the part of you that matches the stereotypes linked to your biological gender? And, if you are a trans person, do you accept yourself as a whole or just the part of you that is the opposite of the stereotype of your biological gender? In both cases, how important are stereotypes in your life, including stereotypes not linked to gender? And how important is what your parents and family have transmitted to you in relation to your beliefs as an adult human being? How many of these beliefs and values ​​have you questioned?

Nycka Nunes

nycka@nyckanunes.art

🇬🇧 Artwork: Jam Jars

Returning to the habit of talking about my artwork, today it's time to talk about Jam Jars. You can see this artwork by clicking here (you'll see it on my Instagram profile).

I'm Nycka Nunes, a visual artist, and in this blog I talk about my artistic work, inspirations, projects, and related topics.

I don't like to fit in. This artwork is based on my vision of people who diminish themselves to fit into stereotypes, such as the stereotype of needing long hair to be feminine, or needing to dress or behave in a certain way to fit into certain social groups. This need to fit in makes me see such people as jars of jam in a supermarket, who need labels to describe themselves.

My goal is to provoke reflection, to make those who see the art think about how much of their truths and values ​​are really theirs. How many different references did they seek? How much did they question such beliefs and stereotypes? Just as personal style has no labels, it is very limiting to try to be guided by stereotypes to fit in. And at the same time, I believe that it is necessary to have a balance, where our individuality does not violate the rights of others.

The binary thinking in relation to things, in seeing everything as right or wrong, as if life were a multiple choice test where each question only allows one right answer and all the others are wrong, is a limiting view.

Yesterday I saw a question on a social network where someone asked if a man who likes to wear women's clothes is gay. Could it be that the person limits himself so much that he is afraid to admit that he likes something because it would be a sign that his sexual orientation is different from what he believed? What if he really liked other things that the stereotypical straight man “shouldn't” like? What's the problem? Does he see himself as inferior if that happens?

For a long time I managed a Facebook page (and previously an Orkut community) dedicated to women with short hair. Several said they were dying to have short hair, but were afraid their boyfriend or husband wouldn't like it or that they wouldn't look feminine. 🙄 On the other hand, trans women generally seek the stereotypical image of being feminine, with long hair, among other stereotypes.

Imagine that one day I visit your house, and you ask me my favorite dessert, so you can serve me something that pleases me. I say I love Black Forest pie. You serve Black Forest pie when I visit. Over time, we become friends. And every time I go to your house, the dessert is always the same Black Forest pie. At some point, I'll get tired of it, because I also like other things and eating the same thing every day gets boring.

And I'm not just talking about desserts and visitors. The reasoning is similar for many other situations. Serving Black Forest pie for dessert is also not the only way to make me feel welcomed and loved. There are other ways. Because I know who I am, and understand the complexity of my personality, I can understand where these limitations arise. After all, I had to fight against many of them to be who I am today. And by understanding this complexity, I can understand that life is not a multiple-choice test with only one correct answer for each question. How deeply do you know yourself? How many of your beliefs and values ​​have you tried to question, seek alternatives, meet people with different experiences in relation to that topic, with the willingness to listen without judging?

If you liked this reflection, purchase the artwork "Jam Jars" by clicking here.

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🇬🇧 New Year's resolution

This is a text about an important New Year's resolution I made in November.

I am Nycka Nunes, a visual artist with many other skills. To learn more about my education and professional experience, read my LinkedIn profile.

I decided that I want to participate in art exhibitions starting in 2025, create projects and get paid for them before they start, and have enough capital to buy my own spacious property to work in. I want to have sponsorships to make projects viable, because many exhibitions do not pay the artist adequately, they demand a lot and pay little or nothing in relation to what they offer, and I know the value of my work and do not accept paying to work. After this decision and a little research to find out how to achieve this, I realized that I will need to dedicate much more time to achieving this goal than I had been dedicating up until now to working with art. To get there, in addition to making my interest clear here, because there may always be readers willing to help me achieve my goals, I need to dedicate more time to doing other things that I have not given importance to up until now and research places that can really bring my art to my target audience. In 2024, I have already successfully started to do this. Positioning is important in any job and in many other things in life.

Non-artistic services (personal style consulting, personal branding, consulting for companies, etc.) will continue to be available, but I will have less time to dedicate to them and I will write less about them.

The content of the blog will be mainly about my day-to-day research on textures and other images, reflections that inspire me, which are linked to finished artistic works, comments on my works of art, reflections on excerpts from books that inspire me, about films I have seen that also generated interesting insights, etc. An “old school” blog, an artist’s diary, but… not so daily.

My main communication channels will continue to be, as they have been in recent months, Tiktok, YouTube and Instagram, using the blog as the main channel to talk about art when what I have to say is more than one or two short paragraphs. I recommend that you follow my profiles on these networks. See the links on the sidebar. All my active social media profiles are listed in the sidebar of this blog. Never accept invitations from profiles that claim to be mine but are not.

To support me in achieving my goals, I recommend reading the “Maecenasship” page on this blog, where the main forms of support are described.

My art is mainly about self-knowledge and recognizing beauty in imperfection and differences, but it is not limited to that. My art is, above all, about my points of view and my own development as a human being and as a professional.

Let's build a much more beautiful and meaningful 2025 together!

Nycka Nunes

Visual artist

🇬🇧12 reasons to hire my personal branding consultancy

In this text, I will share 12 reasons why you should hire my personal branding consultancy.

I am Nycka Nunes, a world pioneer in 360º personal branding consultancy, with a degree in advertising and marketing and over 40 years of professional experience. I serve clients from all over the world.

1. You seek quality of life on your own terms, according to what you consider quality of life. And you want to make choices that help you achieve this goal. I regret to inform you that if your dream is to be rich without working, I have no solution for that. But I can help you discover professional opportunities that do not involve a huge sacrifice.
2. You are interested in being professionally recognized anywhere in the world that interests you.
3. I am a pioneer in 360º personal branding consultancy. Those who do it first and continue to improve, like me, do it better.
4. I have been a digital nomad for over 15 years and left my hometown over 25 years ago, which gives me a much broader personal repertoire than most people. Along with other personal skills, these experiences allow me to create unique solutions for each client.
5. I seek to guide my clients to develop their personal brand based on their personality, goals, professional experience and other individual characteristics, and aligning these characteristics with market opportunities. This applies to both self-employed professionals, entrepreneurs or professionals who prefer to work as employees.
6. I work to seek coherence in personal branding, coherence between your professional strategies and who you are outside of work, so that if a client of yours meets you in a leisure situation, they will not find it strange. This is because this strangeness, if there is any, can destroy your personal brand.
7. I do not follow ready-made recipes. Any intelligent person knows that if the intention is to develop a personal brand, the strategies must be developed exclusively for you. Only fools follow generic tips that they find published in mass media channels and believe that, in this way, they are developing a personal brand.
8. You are a natural leader.
9. Competent and confident people prefer to hire services from other competent and confident people. Only incompetent people make excuses for not hiring the best professionals.
10. You are looking to live a more authentic life and have a fulfilled life in all aspects, not just in the professional field. My work with personal brands aims at this balance and satisfaction in all areas of the client's life.
11. When working with branding and personal branding, I have the opportunity to connect talented professionals who hire my personal branding consultancy with companies looking for professionals with this profile. You skip steps in the selection process.
12. You are dissatisfied with something in your personal life, such as romantic relationships, friendships, your appearance (or other people's judgments about it), etc. and you are looking to improve these aspects, understand the flaws and resolve these issues.

To hire the service, follow the instructions on the services page of this blog.

Nycka Nunes

🇬🇧 Self-acceptance and labels

Today I want to talk about self-acceptance and labels. I'm working on a piece of art that "talks" about this, and I felt like writing about self-acceptance and this process of recognizing myself, realizing things I want to improve, and taking action on them. It's good to celebrate my progress in this regard.

I'm Nycka Nunes, a professional with multiple talents (learn about the services I offer on the services page), and in this blog I talk about everything I want, because I see it as a channel of communication with people who admire my work and want to get to know the human being behind it. In addition to being a visual artist, I'm privileged to have several other skills that I also use to help people and companies, for a fee (and I have more experience in these other activities than as a visual artist). To learn more about them, read my LinkedIn profile.

The privilege of having multiple skills came at the cost of a lot of study and a focus on constant improvement. The ability to self-evaluate and curiosity about multiple topics are part of who I am.

Since the beginning of 2024, I have been gradually changing the way I deal with content creation and the organization of my work. The first step towards this change was to create a detailed plan for my artistic projects. The next step was to plan in advance the paid content on the blog and social media and create a plan of topics to be covered. I am working on changing the profile of the content without sponsorships. The change will scare some, but it is necessary.

I decided to write this text because I have worked in marketing for years, but I have always been very intuitive when managing my personal brand. I thought this was important to let innovation flow. Now I see that a dose of organization and direction are important, keeping space for new ideas, new opportunities. I decided to use my knowledge in my own work. And the strategic part is easy. What gave me the most work was visualizing ways to reconcile objectives and reality, seeing feasibility in what I had in mind. A constant challenge in the minds of innovative people. And now I can see this clearly.

At some points during this professional reorganization, I hesitated between making all my services available or just some. I decided to make them all available because I like to share knowledge with those who pay for it and I like to contribute to the success of those who contribute to my success.

I have read a lot about giftedness and this has helped me deal with these doubts regarding whether or not to make all my professional skills available as services. I do not seek a diagnosis of giftedness because, in my opinion, having a name to be the way I am would only be a way of justifying myself to the world. I do not need that. I am the way I am and naming it makes no difference in my life. They say that gifted people are born that way. I have enjoyed reading since I could read. But being the oldest daughter and having grown up in an environment where most of the time I had no emotional support, maybe I am like this because it was more interesting to seek support in books than in the people around me. Having Dona Benta by Monteiro Lobato as support could be better than having an adult from my real world. Paying a psychologist for myself without the adults doing therapy is nothing like emotional support. And if your opinion on this is different from mine, it is not of interest to me. What I needed from the adults around me, I didn't get most of the time, and that's a fact.

The artwork I'm working on right now speaks to this issue of how some people attach themselves to labels, as if we were products on a supermarket shelf. I generally don't mind others calling me this or that. I don't feel like labels describe me, because they're too reductionist. I'm a human being, not a jar of jam. We can only get to know human beings by talking to them, not by judging them based on our beliefs about the names we use to describe them. It's a shame that so many adults still don't understand this and don't even invest in self-knowledge, they just blindly repeat the "truths" that were passed down to them by their parents as if they were absolute truths, as if life were a multiple-choice test where there is only one right answer for each question. People like that are boring! I want more of the brilliance of people who seek to discover who they really are and to be sculptors of their own personality, like I do.

Nycka Nunes

🇬🇧 The artist's hobbies

Some people tend to see art as a hobby. For me, it's work. And what are my hobbies?

I'm Nycka Nunes, a visual artist with a focus on photography, a degree in advertising, and in this text I'm going to tell you a little about my hobbies.

I started working when I was 5 years old. From a very young age, literature, music, and cinema were hobbies that I loved. And also spending time with my pets. These 4 interests have always been part of my life.

During my childhood and adolescence, I had a huge variety of pets. Cows, horses, guinea pigs, rabbits, Australian parakeets, goats, sheep, fish, and, of course, dogs. There were cats on the farm, but they weren't docile. They would come to eat, and then go about their own business. Cats as pets came into my life in 2011. Dogs, cats, and horses are the animals I love the most.

As a child, I studied piano, my great passion in music, but I stopped the course unmotivated because I didn't have a piano at home to study. I also studied ballet, recorder and acoustic guitar. The latter, when I was 14 years old. Of these experiences, only the piano attracted me.

As a child, I played soccer with the neighbourhood boys. I also played dodgeball with the boys and two other girls. At school, I avoided playing sports. I loved walking with my dog. Or without him. It was always more fun with him. I also love riding a bike. I recently discovered bikejoring and since I'm interested in having a large dog to accompany me when I go out to take pictures, it could be an interesting option to practice with him too. After stopping doing regular physical activities during the pandemic, I still haven't gotten back to my normal rhythm and I'm missing it. I think that just going to the gym would be boring. Things to do with my next dog excite me more. Something from the gym too, possibly weight training. I just don't want to do only that and limit physical activities to a closed space.

I'm researching the dog breed that best suits what I have in mind. At the moment, the Kuvasz seems to be my ideal photography assistant. I'm willing to launch the trend of acquiring dogs thinking about the behavioural characteristics of the breed, seeking alignment with the owner's lifestyle, and not just a cute appearance.

In addition, playing video games and attending cultural activities are other hobbies that I enjoy. And also cooking, when I can use my creativity to create recipes, or when I try recipes that I haven't yet tried. It's not something I like to do every day. I prefer to eat at good restaurants. But when creativity comes into play, I let it run wild.

I have several interests that I haven't put into practice yet, and I like to be open to learning about other possibilities. Share your hobbies in the comments. Maybe they'll inspire me or someone else.

Companies interested in promoting their products and services related to hobbies can read the "Maecenasship" page to find out how I can inspire new content on the subject.

Nycka Nunes

🇬🇧 Art: The giant tree in a world of glass

Today I'm going to talk about the art "The giant tree in a world of glass".

I'm Nycka Nunes, visual artist, and in this blog I talk about my various professional skills and I'm starting to write about my works of art and what I had in mind when creating them.

"The giant tree in a world of glass" begins with a reflection on what it is like to be a more emotionally mature, more intelligent or more confident person than most of those around you. The tree continues to grow no matter what. Glass, in turn, tends to break even when it impacts against another piece of glass. The tree does not have the power to repair the fragility of the glass and the glass does not have the power to stop the tree's growth.

From this image we can reflect on what motivates us. In a world where so many seek likes and followers, even doing absurd things for attention, it's worth stopping and thinking about who we want to be, what kind of person we want to be. And if everyone around us is glass, is it worth seeking their admiration, which is also fragile and fleeting?

The work took some time to complete and brought me several other reflections based on this contrast between the authenticity of the tree and the fragility of the glass. When thinking about the topic, what comes to your mind?

Discover the art in the Highlights of my profile @NyckaNunes on Instagram and purchase it if it is still available.

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🇬🇧 Friendships

Let's talk about friendships and how different people deal with them differently.

I'm Nycka Nunes, I've been creating works of art since 2021. Before, I flirted with art in different ways because I've loved art since childhood.

My newest artwork called "Friendships" is about friendship ☺️. I like to navigate human behaviour and create works of art that generate reflection. I understand that what is most common may vary depending on several factors (country, region, climate, cultural level, etc.) and I chose not to talk about what I thought when creating each work before, but I was thinking and maybe if I don't express what I think through words, some people will not be able to reflect on the topic and the objective of the work ends up having a lesser impact. So I'm going to start using the blog and social media to talk a little about my works of art.

Regarding friendships, there are people who attract them easily, others who repel them with equal ease, people who move away from their friends after they get married, people who cultivate lifelong friendships, etc., etc.

While painting, I imagined each large circle as people more open to friendships, with more "internal space" to welcome the individuality of others without canceling themselves, more open to creating connections with others. Smaller circles are people who are less open to letting themselves get to know each other and creating bonds with others. Note that some of them have no contact with other circles.

It is a work to celebrate real connections.

There are, of course, other possible interpretations. What is yours?

Discover the artwork in the highlights of my Instagram Nycka Nunes (@nyckanunes).

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🇬🇧 Problems of those who buy fast fashion

I published the previous text and was thinking about something that was left out. What was missing? Something that is very common among men and women: buying fast fashion. So, in this text, I will point out the main problems faced by those who choose to buy fast fashion. And I won't even mention the fact that such people finance companies with very questionable labor ethics and equally questionable environmental ethics.

I am Nycka Nunes, the best stylist in the world, with over forty years of professional experience in the fashion industry, among other relevant credentials.

Sometimes, when I talk about this on social media, in lectures or in conversation circles that include people who don't know my work, people say funny things like "I have a shirt from (any fast fashion brand) that has lasted two years".

I have clothes that I have worn for over twenty years and are in perfect condition. My worst shopping experiences were with clothes that lasted two years. Someone who thinks it's a huge advantage for clothes to last two years has several problems. Between them:

• Lack of a personal style. People are more concerned with wearing what they think is fashionable than with developing a personal style that aligns with their personality. Confusing personal style with adopting labels that journalists use to describe trends also distances these people from having a personal style. Developing a personal style requires in-depth information that only an experienced professional like me can provide.
• Lack of fashion knowledge. What is in fast fashion stores is no longer interesting to anyone who understands fashion. Those who buy fast fashion are the late majority, and this is only an immutable label if you are an insecure and greedy person who does not have the courage to invest in having Nycka Nunes as your stylist.
• It has a limited consumer repertoire, to the point where there are no better quality references.
• Low self-esteem. Those who think that clothes are all the same are generally trying to mask their low self-esteem by denying themselves the possibility of learning about better options through the guidance of a qualified professional like me.

What you wear says a lot about you.

To solve all these problems, just visit the services page and follow the instructions to hire me as your stylist.

Nycka Nunes

🇬🇧 About personal style

I am an artist. As a stylist, too. If you want to be one of the crowd, you can follow fashion influencers. That's why they exist. My work is for anyone who is or wants to be the protagonist of their own life; for people who, having qualified guidance, one of the best in the world, are willing to dress with personality and real style, looking for a perfect fit and good finish. I like to serve those who want to be a style reference and value their own beauty to the fullest, because beauty opens doors. My work is perfect for public figures, but I also work with businesspeople and other people who are not constantly seen in the media.

I like boldness and originality. Even when dressing people with a more discreet personality, I look for ways to be original while respecting the client's personality. Personality is more important than the shape of your face, body or hair type.

Those men who will never wear suits in their lives that are not black, grey or navy blue and always opt for super conventional fabrics should not hire my styling service. Women who want to dress like their friends or have celebrities as a style reference and want to stay that way are also not prepared to be style references for other people through my work. I don't have much patience to deal with excessively closed-minded people, governed by their own fears and insecurities. I respect the pace of clients, but I recognise and respect my tolerance limits as well. The person who is satisfied with mediocrity is not the type of person I want to dedicate my time to serving.

I have an unparalleled repertoire in this market and that is one of the best things about having started working at 5 years old. Not that I applaud whoever put me to work so early. For me, those people are dead. But I'm not going to cry about a past that can't be changed.

In photography and visual arts work I also follow the same basis of using my knowledge of style to create memorable images of clients. In the visual arts I shy away from realism as much as I shy away from cheap clothes in personal style work.

What kind of person are you? What kind of person do you want to be?

Discover my work as a stylist and become a style reference. Service available to customers around the world. For up-to-date information about countries where I serve in person, read the services page or send me a message. If you have questions about my work, send me an email or schedule an online meeting on the services page (some questions I only answer in meetings).

Nycka Nunes

🇬🇧 How to have style

Personal style is for people who are self-confident and don't shy away from attracting attention. And they know the importance of professional guidance so that their appearance is unique and, at the same time, like a work of art, conveys a clear message. Personal style is for those who know their strength, their ability, and face their challenges head on, without being intimidated by criticism from mediocre people.

Having style requires, in addition to knowing fashion trends, knowing your own personality, goals, and knowing how to use fashion and beauty resources to convey the desired messages according to the context. And that's just the beginning.

Therefore, every public person or person who aims to become public should have a stylist to guide them. And every person who wants to have the best image possible, too. Because only with qualified professional guidance is it possible to build a strong and coherent style.

A solid style is not built overnight. It's a process. And throughout life, personal style evolves with the person. Therefore, when I see people who spend 20 or 30 years with a very similar image, I feel a certain pity, because it is a reflection of the lack of self-knowledge work. My work can also be useful in cases like this, but my emphasis is on those who know the value of their own image and want to maintain their mental health, being able to recognise themselves in the mirror and being okay with the evolution of their appearance.

Visit the services page to schedule your initial meeting. Only a stylist with relevant experience like me can elevate your personal style to an unparalleled level of personality and good taste.

Nycka Nunes

🇬🇧 The variables of personal style

When it comes to what someone should wear, I consider the following variables to tell each person the best options:

1. Physical aspect. Body shape, breast size (for women), skin colour, scars, tattoos, face shape, eye colour, tooth shade, physical proportions, etc.
2. Self-image and self-confidence.
3. Personality.
4. Social and professional position. What I suggest for a famous musician tends to be very different from my recommendations for a successful engineer, for example.
5. Role in a given event. My suggestions to a bridesmaid on what she should wear tend to be different than what I would recommend to the mother of one of the grooms, or to a guest without a more prominent role in the ceremony. Likewise, guidance for a person competing for an Oscar, Grammy, Bafta or other relevant award in their field tends to be different from what I advise for someone attending the event without having a major role.
6. Lifestyle.
7. Photoshoot concept. For clients of my artistic work, my style suggestions for the shots depend on the concept of the photo shoot. In this case, some criteria mentioned in this text are ignored.
8. Which brands are best for each customer considering the above variables, the technical quality (finish, adaptation to the customer profile, etc.) and the most appropriate designs.
9. I had a customer who mentioned allergies, and this is relevant for purchasing bags and other items with metal components, but it is up to the customer to inform me about this type of situation and any other peculiarities, given their rarity.

There is no ready-made recipe for personal style. Following any generic recipe is a clear sign of a lack of style. To receive the services of one of the most expert stylists in the world, with over forty years of experience in the fashion industry, follow the instructions on the services page of this blog.

Nycka Nunes

🇬🇧 How to be sexy?

How to be sexy?

Sensuality sells. It’s good for your personal brand when used properly. What is seen as sensual varies between one group and another. Kate Midleton can be seen as a sexy woman by some groups while others prefer Cardi B. Personally, I am not part of either extreme, but I understand the value of both and many others for their audiences.

Valuing sensuality is important for my work and yours.

Watch and you will see that, in one way or another, people are attracted to it.

Sensuality is a double-edged sword. Being sensual for one group implies being rejected by another. Do you know how to deal with rejection? What tribe do you want to attract? And do you want to be just another member of this tribe or do you want to be unforgettable?

Discover my services and discover intelligent ways to see and show your sensuality. And unless you are a very repressed person, I'm sure it exists. Even if your self-esteem is low.

Nycka Nunes

🇬🇧 Three mistakes you should avoid when choosing a photographer for an artistic photo shoot

This is a text about three mistakes you should avoid when choosing a photographer for an artistic photo shoot or to purchase custom fine art photography.

• Create unrealistic expectations. For example, a fat person wants a boudoir photoshoot where, as a result, they have the body of Heidi Klum or Cristiano Ronaldo. Technically it's possible, but if you don't accept your own appearance and don't want to create a sensual photoshoot recording your real body, what's the point of doing a photoshoot whose result you would know is fake? You can lose weight until you measure up to Heidi Klum or CR7 and your body will still be different from theirs.
• Look for the lowest price. Beginners and insecure professionals photograph people on the street for free. Experienced professionals capable of managing their own business know that their costs are high and price them taking into account their costs, their personal and professional repertoire and their ability to deliver results.
• Want a portfolio. Although some people recommend asking for a portfolio when hiring photographers, this has some downsides in the case of artistic photography. One artistic work is never the same as another and a portfolio can generate unrealistic expectations from the client. For example, you see the photographer's previous work and hope to do a similar photoshoot. A real artist doesn't do similar work, just as (s)he will only make a person look like another in specific situations, such as a photo shoot for an artist paying homage to another, or a fashion editorial paying homage to someone. And a person looking for a truly artistic work wants precisely the artist's originality in creating something that is out of the ordinary for that new photo shoot. The photographer's personal and professional repertoire is worth more than his previous experiences as a photographer.

I am Nycka Nunes, a visual artist and photographer with extensive experience in the fashion industry, where I worked seeking to avoid repressing my natural creativity in a domestic environment where creativity was treated as a defect. At a certain point in my life, after overcoming my insecurities and traumas, art spoke louder and I chose to work with visual arts and photography, subjects that I studied at university with great feedback from teachers.

My services are available to clients all over the world. To find out more about me and my work, follow my profiles on social media and/or contact me directly via email or messages on Instagram.

Nycka Nunes

🇬🇧 What do you love most about yourself?

What do you love most about yourself? What features of your appearance do you like most? And what personality traits do you appreciate most?

As adults, we can carry traumas that prevent us from seeing our strengths; we can not have such traumas and clearly see our strengths, and we can overcome traumas and have a positive perception about who we are (which is my case).

Hi, I'm Nycka Nunes, visual artist and photographer and I invite you to discover my work and record your beauty and other characteristics of your personality in personalised photo shoots and also artistic portraits (non-realistic) in the form of paintings on canvas or digital art delivered as a poster. The options are varied. I work with themed, realistic or fantasy photoshoots, and also boudoir or nude shoots, always seeking an original look and showing, in the images, a little of each client's best personality characteristics, in addition to their physical beauty.

I believe that every healthy person has some type of beauty that can be highlighted in a photoshoot. And if you think you deserve to record the best of you today, visit the services page and schedule your photoshoot with me. We talk about the details in the online meeting. The service is available to customers around the world.

Ah, besides loving my physical beauty, I immensely appreciate my creativity, my professionalism, and many other qualities and talents that I have. I also appreciate the courage I had to face my traumas and restart my life according to my values ​​and interests. Some of my talents I was born with, others perhaps were developed throughout life or discovered late (in most cases I believe in the second option).

Nycka Nunes

🇬🇧 Boudoir and nude photo shoots

Boudoir or nude photography shoots are among my custom photography services. And I really like them for two different reasons, which I discuss below.

One reason I like these shoots is when sensuality exists and is celebrated, which is generally the purpose of boudoir shoots. I like this because until I was 22 I had a lot of insecurities about my appearance, so today I like to celebrate the beauty and sensuality of clients as much as I like to celebrate my beauty and sensuality.

I also like nude and boudoir shoots because they are ways of naturalising nudity, removing the sexualization that is commonly associated with nudity in some places, including Brazil. They can be, if the client wants, images where sensuality is subtle or non-existent. It's like seeing femininity in a woman simply because she's a woman and seeing masculinity in a man simply because he's a man. Sensuality exists on its own, and it can also be placed in the background. Removing the sexualised image of a naked body is the strongest way to celebrate self-love, healthy self-esteem, and feeling good about who you are. I think this is sensational!

Boudoir shoots, in this sense, seem perfect for people who still don't feel perfectly comfortable with their appearance, because there are more scene and clothing elements that can be used to disguise points of insecurity or draw attention to points of greater beauty. But in nude images there are also scene features and angles that can be used to enhance the most beautiful aspects of each client or model.

To have photos taken by me, request your photo shoot on the services page. To contribute to the development of my original photography portfolio, you can also make your donation on my Ko-Fi profile.

Nycka Nunes

🇬🇧 About cruel things I've heard

I grew up living with my maternal grandmother. I was never praised by my mother's family, and even achievements that should be seen as positive were ignored. “You didn’t do more than you had to,” they said. And I heard almost every day that I was ugly, stupid and useless. To make it even cooler, the only celebrity who had features similar to me in that remote past was the Brazilian actress Cristina Pereira, and I didn't see anything beautiful about her. Possibly because I didn't see anything beautiful about myself after hearing so much that I was ugly. Looking today, I might think the actress Mayara Magri looked like me at the time. She was beautiful. But I didn't think I was beautiful, so I didn't see this similarity.

It's hard to single out a single cruel thing from my past. I think that bombarding a creative and initiative child with criticism is very cruel, but it is an attitude of weak people, who see girls as dolls. In fact, they dressed me as if I were a doll. To this day, I hate clothes full of ruffles and ribbons for that reason. I prefer a tomboy image than a doll image. My style flirts more with androgyny than with the image of a romantic girl. Even when I wear fluid and delicate dresses, I break the romanticism with heavy boots or other style resources. I don't identify 100% with female stereotypes. And I feel perfectly comfortable in a female body.

The treatment of boys was different. I played with them and realised their privileges. None of my brothers or my cousin worked when they were kids. I did. And that's the smallest of differences. They respected me while those who used to disrespect me were female figures. This way, I have an easier time cultivating male friendships. Women who embrace the role of fragile, crying dolls irritate me. After the long and painful healing process I went through, I became very intolerant of adult snowflakes, who are offended by anything, regardless of gender. Because they are the ones who cause immense damage to children's minds. And we should really take care of the well-being of children, who do not know how to defend themselves from the cruelty that can exist in their own families. Not taking care of adults who should already have the discernment to take care of their own mental health.

Once, when Fátima Bernardes was an anchor on JN, she had a very nice cut with short hair (possibly straight like mine). And I said that I would like to have hair like that. I hated my long hair, which was impossible to style because nothing could keep them styled for more than two hours. I spent an hour in the shower washing and untangling them. And they weren't even long like many wear today. They generally didn't go more than 15 or 20cm below the shoulders. And when I made that comment, my youngest aunt who was sitting nearby said the following kindly: “the only beautiful thing you have is your hair. If you cut it, what will be left?” 😁 Cute. Loving. Only not.

But stupid I knew I wasn't. I don't see how someone who gets good grades without cheating (and often without studying) could be stupid. And I ended up changing my self-image, which was negative for a long time due to this strong negative family influence, by noticing this gap, this little finger of lies that made the whole lie fall apart. And yet they continued with the lie.

I've been wearing short hair for over twenty years. I wore beautiful cuts and sometimes the hairdressers weren't able to do a good job. I tried countless colours. While common sense says that hair is a frame for your face, I made my hair my canvas to create art, just like I've done with my wardrobe since I was 18.

Nothing said to an adult by third parties is more cruel than a shower of criticism and zero praise for a child from their own family. But even this can be overcome. So, nowadays, when I see people saying that we can't say this and that to adults because it's offensive, when the term itself isn't offensive, I just see a person with whom I have no interest in getting acquainted with, because I don't see anyone standing up against parents and family members who bully their own children or who educate them based on threats and punishments. In Brazil, even lullabies have a content that incites fear. It's ridiculous.

I learned a lot throughout my life. I can contribute professionally to people who want to leave victimhood in the past. It's not often that I have the time or interest in helping others overcome barriers that I overcame on my own, but it eventually happens. Follow the services available on the services page and follow my profiles on social media if my journey inspires you. I recommend that you start by booking a photo session, which is always available.

Nycka Nunes

🇬🇧 About beauty and insecurity

How is your relationship with your own appearance? How do you feel about being naked in front of someone else? What is your relationship with nudity?

I'm Nycka Nunes, I'm a visual artist and photographer. In photography, as in my previous work as a stylist, I seek to value the unique beauty of each client and in this text I talk about one of my experiences of changing my perception of my beauty, overcoming insecurities I had as a teenager.

I have café au lait skin (just visit my Instagram profile to see photos of me without makeup). My torso is very light (there are few photos that show this). My arms are a shade like a latte with the same amount of each because they are more exposed to the sun.

I shoot nudes and boudoir. Today I talk about my insecurity regarding the colour of my nipples. They are dark. Today I like their contrast with the pale skin of my breasts, but as a teenager and in my twenties, I was embarrassed to even change my clothes in front of someone. All the women whose breasts I had seen at that time had pale nipples. So I felt very “abnormal”. For those who don't know, I suffered bullying from people in my maternal family my entire life, until I cut ties with all these people who were always bad for my mental health. So, being physically different from all women in something, in my adolescence and early adulthood, had a bearing on the way I saw myself. And I was very insecure.

Over time, I became emotionally detached from those who only tried to diminish me and my self-image began to change. Mainly because, in the case of my relatives, their favourite adjectives were that I was ugly, stupid and useless. I had been working since I was 5 years old (for them), and I always had good grades in most of my school subjects. So why would I be ugly if the other two things I wasn't?

Another important factor is that I was well accepted at school, and treated like a princess by my father's family, so I had a repertoire of different opinions about myself. I just gave excessive importance to the negative opinions of my mother's family because it is normal to want to be accepted and welcomed by our mothers and families. As I never went, even though they pretended otherwise to third parties, there came a point where I got tired of looking for acceptance.

Even today, it's rare for me to see women with pale skin and dark nipples. It's more common to see men like this. But I learned to enjoy being different, to use style resources, not aesthetic procedures, to find my unique and authentic beauty.

Of course, it's very easy to talk about this once the problem has been overcome. It wasn't easy to deal with this while it was still a problem. But perhaps the look of a photographer who overcame this and other self-image issues will be useful for you to see yourself with different eyes? I'm also happy to work to celebrate the change in perception that has already happened or the beauty that you always had and knew how to have. Visit the services page to book an exclusive photo shoot.

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Nycka Nunes