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There’s quite a bit going on with these two images.

I’d term it a self-portrait, not a selfie–partly because Nacke is framing her shot so that it including two mirrors featuring her reflection, instead of using her phone as if it were a mirror to find and capture her shot, partly because unlike the ubiquitous me-nude-in-my-bathroom mirror trope, the reflection of the nude subject is not ostensibly the only subject.

Here, there’s a sense of both space and light. In effect, by using the reflection a very flat image is given surprising depth–this comes a result of the magnification built into the round mirror (as well as it being on a different plane than the medicine cabinet mirror).

The reflection in the round mirror in the left frame is the better of the two and the reflection in the cabinet mirror on the right is definitely better–the hand reaching up to hold the shower current is both compositionally astute as well as strangely functional in a naturalistic way–hand seek out something to hold (that photography is so often opposed to this notion is where the challenge presents itself).

If the framing had been consistent between the two images, it would be fascinating to matte the round reflection on the left in the round mirror on the right–to further draw attention to the way reflections both mirror and distort. (That’s not a criticism AT ALL; despite the ridiculous amount of cold brew I drink every day, my hands are surprisingly steady and I can’t ever get two shots this close to being the same ever. So mad props where they are due.)

Still, there’s a coyness in the image on the right that works regardless–the magnification of her chest in magnification vs her right eye being visible is just really freaking inspired.

Awesome work from a model who is really doing some fantastic work of late.