As We Are: Matthew Moy

“In high school, I was on stage doing a performance of “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” I did a half-split and popped my knee cap right on stage. You could hear it. I fell on the ground and I thought the curtain was going to come down and the show would be over. But, my buddy Robert kept going. He spoke to me as if I was the character. Maybe my survival instincts kicked in, because I just took my knee and popped it back in and we continued. I truly believe you can expect the unexpected when you least expect it.” 

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ISAAC STERLING   

CREATIVE DIRECTION BY LUCIA TRAN   

*"As We Are" is our new no-makeup portrait series. Learn more here. 

As We Are: Autumn Reeser

“I’ve found through the years that I get these signs from the universe when I’m on the right path. They’re stupid little things, but it always makes me feel that I’m in alignment with where I’m supposed to be. For example, after I made the decision to divorce, I was going to New York and I needed a neck pillow, because I was taking a red eye. So I decided, as soon as I get to the airport, I’m going to get a neck pillow. When I checked in, there was a neck pillow just sitting there. I asked where it came from, and the security didn’t know like they hadn’t seen it there. It was really bizarre! One time in college, when I was really struggling and couldn’t afford groceries, I had cereal, but I didn’t have milk. When I was walking to school, I found free milk! The Got Milk? campaign was on the campus, and I happened to be walking a different way than I usually walked, and I walked right into the campaign and filled my backpack. Maybe these are just signs of being an optimist; I choose to take these as spiritual hugs from the universe.” 

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ISAAC STERLING   

CREATIVE DIRECTION BY LUCIA TRAN   

*"As We Are" is our new no-makeup portrait series. Learn more here. 

Makeup-Free Monday

As part of our new series "As We Are," we are discussing the topic of beauty. It's a nearly redundant topic, but a forever relevant one for not only women, but men too. We are beautiful whether or not we decide to put on concealer; it makes us no less of who we are.

Individual beauty cannot be simply summed up in one photo, nor is it dependent on makeup or retouching. So that opens up the conversation of what exactly beauty is, if it is not just our exterior. Share your ideas in the comments!

Join us every Monday for a makeup-free selfie and use the hashtag #ZooeyAsWeAre so we can see and repost!

( Pictured are some of the participants of our makeup-free Monday )