Vulva portraits and personal stories

These watercolour portrait are based on photos of real people, shared with mutual consent, together with the vulva story they wanted to share with you.

“Amazing, like all the other vulvas around the world”

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

“Amazing, like all the other vulvas around the world”

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"LOVE your labia – they’re like ribbons to the beautiful gift of your vulva"

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

"LOVE your labia – they’re like ribbons to the beautiful gift of your vulva"

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"Ever since I came out as FTM four years ago, I have reclaimed my body"

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

"Ever since I came out as FTM four years ago, I have reclaimed my body"

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"My mom was extremely insistent in putting me through a labiaplasty"

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

"My mom was extremely insistent in putting me through a labiaplasty"

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"Growing up in Iran, I never learned to admire and be proud of my vulva"

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

"Growing up in Iran, I never learned to admire and be proud of my vulva"

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" I grew up in a household that didn’t talk about body parts, periods, or sex"

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

" I grew up in a household that didn’t talk about body parts, periods, or sex"

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"The cycle ends now – my story about FGM"

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

"The cycle ends now – my story about FGM"

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"It took me many years to accept myself as I am"

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

"It took me many years to accept myself as I am"

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"I want to change my relationship to my body"

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

"I want to change my relationship to my body"

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"I finally feel normal and I’m no longer ashamed"

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

"I finally feel normal and I’m no longer ashamed"

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"She looks like 1984 Freddy Mercury!"

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

"She looks like 1984 Freddy Mercury!"

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"I'm so glad I had the chance to see the truth before getting a surgery"

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

"I'm so glad I had the chance to see the truth before getting a surgery"

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"I could finally understand and enjoy my body"

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

"I could finally understand and enjoy my body"

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"I wasn't prepared for a lifetime of fibroids – but I'm proud of my body now"

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

"I wasn't prepared for a lifetime of fibroids – but I'm proud of my body now"

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"I felt like there was weight coming off my shoulders"

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

"I felt like there was weight coming off my shoulders"

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"Nothing more, nothing less"

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

"Nothing more, nothing less"

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"I started to let my pubic hair grow freely"

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

"I started to let my pubic hair grow freely"

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"She deserves it"

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

"She deserves it"

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"My beautiful, big, black, bushy vulva."

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

"My beautiful, big, black, bushy vulva."

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"I feel at home"

Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25 Sam Hil Atalanta 7/23/25

"I feel at home"

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