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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

I shared some photos and reflections from my recent couples shoot with @reverenceintimates.bsky.social over on IG. Check it out if you love Black/queer/disabled/poly love 🥰 www.instagram.com/p/DLlRDdusSF...

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E Mills 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @millbot.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Ok orders received! Although, to be fair, @reverenceintimates.bsky.social took this particular thirst trap, which is why it's ART, too (and I'm so incredibly grateful, this was part of a very fun shoot that challenged me to try something I've not really done before). 🤠

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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

The world is shit but this picture @reverenceintimates.bsky.social took of me while glamping is incredible. Please enjoy.

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E Mills 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @millbot.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Grateful to have friends who prioritize queer joy & silliness in the midst of a lot of hard work/times. All credit to @reverenceintimates.bsky.social for the incredible photos. Queer Polyamorous Bridgerton: Season 2

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Four people sit at a picnic table, toasting with crystal glasses. They are dressed in Regency-era clothing and situated in a grassy meadow between oak trees.

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

lol yes! Kind of like when a cat just stares at the corner, you're like "Okay..... what's going on over there? Actually, I don't want to know."

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Queer Body Image Bootcamp 2025 was AMAZING! If you want to hear more about how this year's QBIBC went, check out the "Latest Blog Post" link in our bio, and if you want to get on the mailing list to hear when registration opens for 2026, head to the "Queer Body Image Bootcamp 2026" link in our bio!

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

(2/2) You're probably hearing a lot of messages about how you aren't worthy, but let me be clear, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. You 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨. And I will continue to support and love and value you both professionally and personally with every bit of influence and platform that I have or ever will have.

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

(1/2) To my trans clients, my clients with darker skin tones, my disabled clients, my clients who are queer, my clients in larger bodies, and my clients who are in other marginalized identities; 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂. The world needs your magic, your softness, your determination, your YOU.

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

(3/3) The act of doing something important for yourself is what 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 you feel more confident, not waiting until you ✨magically✨ feel confident. Start acting like a person who loves yourself and your body, and I promise, you'll begin to 𝙗𝙚 a person who loves yourself and your body.

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

(2/?) We often think that our actions must follow our thoughts, but our thoughts are actually more likely to follow our actions. So you don't have to wait until you feel good enough or confident enough for a portrait session, and you 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 don't need to lose weight or change your appearance.

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

(1/?) 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁? 🤫 99.9% of the people you think are wildly confident merely 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 confident (sometimes for years) before they actually 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 confident. And that's freeing, isn't it? @drsamischalk.bsky.social

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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Reminder for my Madison area followers: my artist talk with @reverenceintimates.bsky.social at @artlitlab.bsky.social is now this Wednesday Feb 19 6-8pm after being cancelled last week due to snow. Hope to see you there!

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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Hey yall, due to weather we are rescheduling this for next Wednesday Feb 19 from 6-8pm. Same time, same place, different date!

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

I love photographing folks in front of this insanely beautiful backdrop. It lends a renaissance feel to every subject! #reverenceintimateportraits #boudoir #boudoirphotography #empowermentphotography

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

(5/5) 𝙒𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩, 𝙨𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙪𝙨! 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝟐/𝟐𝟖/𝟐𝟓! ✨ 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼: DM me for details!

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

(4/5) 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀: I know you’re probably thinking “𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱”, but let me tell you friend, you are ready right now and you deserve to have a better relationship with your body.

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

(3/5) 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 + 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆: Shame thrives when we think we’re alone in our struggles. When healing your relationship with your body, it helps to be surrounded by a caring community of queer folks with similar lived experiences who are working on the same goal. This kind of support is vital! We got you!

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

(2/5) 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂: You care for your friends, your family, and your community. Now it’s time to do something to fill your own cup. Queer Body Image Bootcamp is a retreat that gives you the space to begin to heal your relationship with your body in a supportive small group environment.

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

(1/5) 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁: Queer Body Image Bootcamp hosted by Reverence Intimate Portraits (oh hey, that’s me 👋) 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: 3/20/2025 - 3/23/2025 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: @parlorhotel in Princeton, WI (accessible rooms available) #bodyimagebootcamp #queerbodyimagebootcamp #bodyliberation #bodyneutrality #reverenceintimateportraits

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Disabled. People. Aren't. The. Problem.

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Raquel Willis @raquelwillis.com · 27/01/2025

No one gave us our identities and no one can take them away. www.teenvogue.com/story/dear-t...

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Dear Trans Kids, You Don't Need the Government's Permission to Exist

Activist and journalist Raquel Willis offers crucial advice to trans and non-binary youth.

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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I think a lot of people have mutual aid confused with charity on here, maybe because folks most often see it in the context of fundraiser asks (which are great!). I want to talk a little about what it looks like in everyday life. Because we need it more than ever. Government is getting shredded.

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Remember that one time @drsamischalk.bsky.social & @millbot.bsky.social and I did a queer, poly Bridgerton-themed shoot? Me too. It was awesome! Here's to more fun photos in 2025, celebrating queerness and joy! #Bridgerton #boudoir #boudoirphotographer #reverenceintimateportraits

An image edited in a retro style of a white non-binary person with short grey hair wearing a regency-era style outfit including top hat, a Black woman with short black curly hair in a larger body size wearing a fancy old-fashioned dress in greens and pastels holding a white lace parasol, and a white woman with brown hair wearing a peach colored old-fashioned dress holding a bunch of lavender. They are in front of a prairie with trees visible in the background.

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Holly Baleen @hollybaleen.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Friday.

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Come join me! There’s one seat left! #bodyimagebootcamp #queerbodyimagebootcamp #bodyliberation

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

So how’s it going so far?

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

The emboldening of hatred is ramping back up again already, less than a week in, and it's hard af to pace myself with the amount of anger and sadness I feel. But I'm taking some steps to try and eventually get both of my businesses off of Meta long-term. Thanks to the folks who follow us here!

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Jessica Cooley @jessicacooley.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I am so honored to have collaborated with the incredible Sami Schalk and Sam Waldron to help curate and organize “Pleasure is Power: The Pleasure Art of Sami Schalk and Sam Waldron,” opening tomorrow, January 24, at the Art Lit Lab (ALL) in Madison, WI. I began working with Sam and Sami back in

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Aidan Comerford @aidancomerford.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Referring to LGBT+ people as "mentally ill" or "abnormal" is not "a discussion." It's not "an opinion." It's not "free speech." It's not "debate." It's hatemongering, with the clear and obvious intent to mark a minority out for subjugation, torture and violence.

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

I apologized to a cardboard box the other day when I bumped into it. 🫣 So.... how's your week going?

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

I don't do New Year's resolutions, but I love to set intentions! ✨ Intentions for 2025: - Notice more of the magic in the every day - Create more opportunities for connection & community - Allow more time for rest & rejuvenation - Accept abundance and ease - Focus on creative self-expression

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

What do you want to feel during your session? Sexy, mysterious, powerful, or vulnerable? Boudoir + empowerment sessions don't have to be about sexy vibes if that's not your thing. I'll work with you to make the session your own and celebrate you exactly as you are! #boudoir #empowerment

Close up image of a white non-binary person standing in front of a sequined backdrop, bathed in red and green neon light. They are wearing a black leather choker collar, and have short dark hair. They have one hand behind their head, and the other behind their neck. Their top surgery scars are visible.

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲? Vulnerability can look like a lot of things, but ultimately, I don't think we can live our fullest, most authentic lives without being vulnerable in some way, and I don't view vulnerability as a weakness, but as the beautiful gift of being human.

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Reverence Intimate Portaits | Sam Waldron (she/her) @reverenceintimates.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Maybe one of my favorite images I took during Virgie Tovar's Camp Thunder Thighs circa 2019 (which feels simultaneously like yesterday AND 20 years ago)! #fatpositive #empowermentphotography

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