wǒ shì lǐ ài xiǎo yī gè zì yóu shè yǐng shī

我是李艾筱，一个自由摄影师

I’m Li Aixiao, a freelance photographer

wǒ de zhè gè xiàng mù jiào zuò sī rén wù pǐn

我的这个项目叫做《私人物品》

My project is called "Personal Items"

měi gè rén dōu xū yào dài yī jiàn duì tā lái shuō fēi cháng zhòng yào de sī rén wù pǐn

每个人都需要带一件对他来说非常重要的私人物品

Everyone needs to bring a personal item that is very important to him

jiǎng chū guān yú wù pǐn de gù shì

讲出关于物品的故事

Tell stories about objects

rán hòu tuō qù suǒ yǒu de yī fú lái jìn xíng pāi shè

然后脱去所有的衣服来进行拍摄

Then take off all clothes and shoot

dào mù qián wèi zhǐ wǒ yǐ jīng pāi shè le gè rén

到目前为止，我已经拍摄了92个人

So far, I have photographed 92 people

cóng suì dào suì

从18岁到89岁

From 18 to 89 years old

yǒu de rén tā dài zhù gēn tā qián nán yǒu kàn guò de shí nián de diàn yǐng piào

有的人她带著跟她前男友看过的十年的电影票

Some people brought the movie tickets for ten years that she watched with her ex-boyfriend

hái yǒu de shì tā shēn tǐ lǐ jí chuí yǒu wèn tí

还有的是她身体里脊椎有问题

There is also a problem with her spine

lǐ miàn jiù ān le yī gè gāng dīng

里面就安了一个钢钉

A steel nail is installed inside

duì tā lái shuō méi yǒu tā de huà jiù méi yǒu bàn fǎ xíng zǒu

对她来说，没有它的话就没有办法行走

For her, there is no way to walk without it

wǒ shì bù pāi liǎn de

我是不拍脸的

I don't slap my face

suǒ yǒu rén tā dōu shì yǐ luǒ tǐ de fāng shì lái jìn xíng pāi shè de

所有人他都是以裸体的方式来进行拍摄的

Everyone was photographed naked

bù shì shuō wǒ yào tōng guò zhè gè rén tǐ shè yǐng lái bó rén yǎn qiú

不是说我要通过这个人体摄影来博人眼球

It’s not that I’m going to get people’s attention through this body photography

wǒ chuān de yī fú nǐ dài de yǎn jìng

我穿的衣服，你戴的眼镜

The clothes I wear, the glasses you wear

huò zhě shì nǐ shēn shàng rèn hé de zhuāng shì pǐn

或者是你身上任何的装饰品

Or any decorations on your body

xiè diào zhè xiē dōng xī yǐ hòu

卸掉这些东西以后

After removing these things

cái shì zuì zhēn shí de nǐ zì jǐ

才是最真实的你自己

You are the truest self

zài chà bù duō de shēn tǐ xià

在差不多的身体下

Under the same body

nǐ tōng guò dài de dōng xī hé nǐ de gù shì

你通过带的东西和你的故事

What you bring and your story

yǐ cǐ lái qū bié nǐ de yǔ zhòng bù tóng

以此来区别你的与众不同

To distinguish you from others

wǒ pāi shè de dì yī gè rén shì zài nián dǐ

我拍摄的第一个人是在2013年底

The first person I photographed was at the end of 2013

wǒ de yī gè hǎo péng yǒu tā dāng shí suì

我的一个好朋友，她当时26岁

A good friend of mine, she was 26 years old

bèi fù mǔ cuī hūn cuī dé hěn jǐn rán hòu tā jiù lái dào le gōng zuò shì

被父母催婚催得很紧，然后她就来到了工作室

Her parents urged her to get married, and then she came to the studio

wǒ shuō nǐ jué dé rú guǒ xiàn zài yào ràng nǐ qù tiāo yī gè dōng xī

我说你觉得如果现在要让你去挑一个东西

I said you think if you want to pick something now

nǐ huì ná shén me dōng xī gēn nǐ de shēn tǐ yī qǐ pāi zhào

你会拿什么东西跟你的身体一起拍照

What would you take to take pictures with your body

tā jiù huán gù dì kàn le yī xià gōng zuò shì xuǎn le yī gè hūn shā de tóu shā

她就环顾地看了一下工作室，选了一个婚纱的头纱

She looked around at the studio and chose a wedding veil

yě shì tā dāng xià de xīn qíng de yī gè fǎn yīng

也是她当下的心情的一个反应

It's also a reaction to her current mood

rán hòu jiù yǒu le xiǎng yào zuò zhè gè xiàng mù de líng gǎn

然后就有了想要做这个项目的灵感

Then I have the inspiration to do this project

yǒu yī gè suì de nǚ hái

有一个19岁的女孩

There is a 19 year old girl

tā bà bà zài tā bǐ jiào xiǎo de shí hòu qù shì le

她爸爸在她比较小的时候去世了

Her father died when she was younger

tā jiù shuō wǒ xiǎng yào dài zhù wǒ gēn wǒ bà bà de hé yǐng lái pāi zhào

她就说我想要带著我跟我爸爸的合影来拍照

She said I wanted to take a photo of me and my dad to take pictures

dāng shí bà bà shì bǎ tā lǒu zài huái lǐ jiù hěn wán pí

当时爸爸是把她搂在怀里，就很顽皮

At that time, my father held her in his arms, so he was very naughty

jiù tǔ le xià shé tóu

就吐了下舌头

I stuck my tongue out

hěn xìng fú hěn kuài lè de biǎo qíng

很幸福很快乐的表情

Very happy and happy expression

suǒ yǐ dāng shí tā jiù zài bèi jǐng bù shàng miàn huān kuài dì tiào zhù

所以当时，她就在背景布上面欢快地跳著

So at that time, she was dancing happily on the background cloth

xiàng xiǎo shí hòu nà zhāng zhào piàn yī yàng tǔ zhù shé tóu

像小时候那张照片一样吐著舌头

Tongue sticking out like the picture when I was young

tā shuō yīn wèi wǒ xiǎng yào zài shàng tiān de bà bà zhī dào

她说，因为我想要在上天的爸爸知道

She said, because I want my dad in heaven to know

wǒ zài tōng guò wǒ zì jǐ hěn jī jí lè guān xiàng shàng de yī gè zhuàng tài zài nǔ lì dì shēng huó

我在通过我自己很积极乐观向上的一个状态，在努力地生活

I am living hard through my own positive and optimistic state

wǒ pāi le gè gù shì

我拍了92个故事

I took 92 stories

guān yú kuài lè de gù shì zhǐ yǒu dà gài liǎng sān gè ba

关于快乐的故事，只有大概两三个吧

There are only about two or three stories about happiness.

zhè gè nǚ hái dài le yī zhāng huí jiā de jī piào

这个女孩带了一张回家的机票

The girl brought a ticket home

zhǔn bèi yào wèi le tā de nán péng yǒu huí dào tā de jiā xiāng

准备要为了她的男朋友回到她的家乡

Ready to go back to her hometown for her boyfriend

gǎn jué hǎo xiàng zì jǐ huí dào le xìng fú de lù shàng

感觉好像自己回到了幸福的路上

I feel as if I am back on the road to happiness

yǒu de rén jiù shì tā xīn lǐ miàn kě néng cáng le yī xiē mì mì

有的人，就是他心里面可能藏了一些秘密

Some people may have some secrets in their hearts

tā xū yào yī gè hěn ān quán de yī gè fāng shì bǎ zhè gè mì mì shuō chū lái

他需要一个很安全的一个方式把这个秘密说出来

He needs a very safe way to tell this secret

yī gè nǚ rén tā shuō wǒ zài qù nián chá chū lái dé le zi gōng jǐng ái

一个女人，她说我在去年，查出来得了子宫颈癌

A woman said that I was diagnosed with cervical cancer last year

tā jiù yǐ zhè yàng yī gè hěn huān kuài de yǔ qì

她就以这样一个很欢快的语气

With such a cheerful tone

lái gēn nǐ liáo tā zhèng zài fā shēng de yī jiàn bù shì tè bié hǎo de shì qíng

来跟你聊她正在发生的一件不是特别好的事情

Come to talk to you about something that is not particularly good in her

rán hòu wǒ jiù zhuā le yī zhāng tā ná zhù cuī luǎn sù de nà gè zhēn fàng zài yǎn jīng shàng

然后我就抓了一张，她拿著催卵素的那个针放在眼睛上

Then I grabbed one and she took the needle of ovarian hormone and put it on her eye

xiào qǐ lái de yàng zi

笑起来的样子

Smile

dào xiàn zài tā de fù mǔ dōu bù zhī dào tā shēng bìng de zhè jiàn shì qíng

到现在她的父母都不知道她生病的这件事情

Until now, her parents don’t know about her illness

zài qù nián wǒ gǎn jué dào dāng zhè xiē gù shì tīng duō le yǐ hòu

在去年我感觉到当这些故事听多了以后

Last year I felt that when I heard more of these stories

wǒ méi yǒu lái dé jí qù xiāo huà

我没有来得及去消化

I didn't have time to digest

jiù duì wǒ zì shēn zào chéng le yī gè kùn rǎo hé má fán

就对我自身造成了一个困扰和麻烦

It caused me trouble and trouble

wǒ de qíng xù bǐ jiào dī luò wǒ jué dé wǒ méi yǒu bàn fǎ zài jì xù jìn xíng zhè gè xiàng mù

我的情绪比较低落，我觉得我没有办法再继续进行这个项目

My mood is relatively low, I don’t think I can continue this project

jiù bēng kuì le kū le bàn gè xiǎo shí

就崩溃了，哭了半个小时

Broke down and cried for half an hour

jué dé hǎo xiàng shì bǎ nà xiē jī zǎn de qíng xù

觉得好像是把那些积攒的情绪

It feels like it’s taking those accumulated emotions

quán bù dōu tōng guò kū de fāng shì jiù fā xiè chū lái le

全部都通过哭的方式就发泄出来了

All vented out by crying

wǒ jiù jué dé wǒ zhěng gè rén jiù hǎo le rán hòu wǒ yòu jì xù huí dào le wǒ de pāi shè

我就觉得我整个人就好了，然后我又继续回到了我的拍摄

I think I’m just fine, and then I went back to my shooting

ràng wǒ méi yǒu xiǎng dào de shì zhè gè xiàng mù

让我没有想到的是这个项目

What I didn’t expect was this project

jū rán jiù chéng wèi le wǒ zhè me jǐ nián zuì zhòng yào de yī gè shì qíng le

居然就成为了我这么几年最重要的一个事情了

It has become the most important thing for me in the past few years

màn màn dì wèn de rén duō le xiǎng pāi de rén duō le

慢慢地问的人多了，想拍的人多了

Slowly there are more people asking, more people wanting to shoot

wǒ gǎn jué shì bèi tā men tuī zhù zài wǎng qián zǒu le

我感觉是被他们推著在往前走了

I feel like being pushed forward by them