If you’ve never seen a picture of a person impersonating a cadaver and taking a picture of it, then you’re in luck! STEFDIES is a photo series by an anonymous woman who pretends to be, well, dead in photos.

And there’s a good reason for it!

The STEFDIES series reminds us we will one day die, like our face down figure. Hence seeing her in the photograph wakes up not only the image but us. We are given the opportunity to ‘die before we die’ and really take in the moment in the photo as we must in life. It is not about death, it is about life.

STEFDIES is a constant reminder of how precious life is. The breath inside is what we all ultimately seek.

So that’s fun!

You know what’s more fun? Her pictures!

1. Under the Golden Gate bridge…

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STEFDIES near the Golden Gate Bridge. #stefdies #stefdiesinsanfrancisco #stephanieleighrose #sanfrancisco #california #californiacoast #sanfranciscobay #sanfranciscophotography #sanfranciscophotographer #photojournalist #chroniclesalife #photogallery #coffeetablebook #femaleartist #faceplant #facedown #performanceartist #performanceart #photographs #lifeanddeath #antiselfie #ocean #bay #bayview #beautiful #goldengatebridge #bizarreart

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2. In Madrid!

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STEFDIES at the Madrid Marathon expo. #bizarreart #stefdies #performanceart #performanceartist #photogallery #femaleartist #femalephotographer #galleryshow #uglyduck #stephanieleighrose #faceplant #facedown #coffeetablebook #antiselfie #photojournalist #chroniclesalife #femaleartist #photoart

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3. At Disney World?

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STEFDIES in front of Cinderella. #stefdiesatdisney #stefdies #cinderella #disneyworld #disneyprincess #art #photography #photographicperformanceart #performanceart #performanceartist #femalephotographer #femaleartist #faceplant #coffeetablebook #gallerywork #womanpower #frightening #lifeanddeath #makeartnotwar #humorous #humour #stephanieleighrose

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4. Looks like London?

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#stefdies #stefdiesinfrance #streetphotography #photography #femalephotographer #performanceart #performanceartist #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #antiselfie #faceplant #leaveamark #femaleartist #travelphotography #artexhibition #celebratelife #humour #photogallery #photoexhibition #coffeetablebook #rencontresarles

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5. At a petting zoo!

6. A friend joining her for an art show!

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STEFDIES with friends at her art exhibit. #stefdies #stefdiesinlondon #stefdiesatuglyduck #stefdieswithme #lifeanddeath #galleryart #mortality #femalephotographer #performanceart #performanceartist #femaleartist #faceplant #makeartnotwar #uglyduck #weareuglyduck #stephanieleighrose #travelphotography #seetheworld #artexhibition #antiselfie #ageless #corpsepose #victoriandeathphoto #contortionist

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7. Okay, that could actually be lethal…

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STEFDIES in Corsica fountain / La Course. #stefdies #stefdiesincorsica #stefdiesinfrance #corsicaart #lifeanddeath #galleryart #mortality #femalephotographer #performanceart #performanceartist #femaleartist #faceplant #makeartnotwar #uglyduck #weareuglyduck #stephanieleighrose #travelphotography #seetheworld #artexhibition #antiselfie #ageless #corpsepose #victoriandeathphoto #contortionist #londonartist #londonlife #londonart #galleryart #artexhibition #printsforsale #swimming #wetgirls

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8. Eiffel corpse!

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STEFIDES at La Tour Eiffel #stefdies #stegdiesinparis #lifeanddeath #galleryart #mortality #femalephotographer #performanceart #performanceartist #femaleartist #faceplant #makeartnotwar #travelphotography #seetheworld #artexhibition #antiselfie #corpsepose #victoriandeathphoto #contortionist #londonartist #londonlife #londonart #galleryart #exhibitionist #photogallery #photoexhibition #coffeetablebook #streetart #streetartist #parisart #paris #latoureiffel

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9. Smashed on the rocks!

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STEFDIES on cliffs in Sardinia. #stefdies #stefdiesinitaly #sardinia #italianart #lifeanddeath #galleryart #mortality #femalephotographer #performanceart #performanceartist #femaleartist #faceplant #makeartnotwar #stephanieleighrose #travelphotography #seetheworld #artexhibition #antiselfie #ageless #corpsepose #londonartist #londonlife #londonart #galleryart #exhibition #photogallery #photoexhibition #coffeetablebook

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10. Enjoying a snack…

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STEFDIES at Dum Dums Donutterie. @dumdumdoughnuts #stefdies #stefdiesinlondon #boxpark #shoreditch #donuts #mortality #femalephotographer #performanceart #performanceartist #femaleartist #faceplant #makeartnotwar #travelphotography #seetheworld #antiselfie #contortionist #londonartist #londonlife #londonart #exhibitionist #photogallery #photoexhibition #coffeetablebook #streetart #londondonuts

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11. Parking lot probs…

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STEFDIES while pushing her friend in a wheelchair. #stefdies #hospitalhumor #parkinglots #antiselfie #streetphotography #mortality #femalephotographer #performanceart #performanceartist #femaleartist #faceplant #makeartnotwar #travelphotography #seetheworld #artexhibition #corpsepose #londonartist #galleryart #exhibitionist #photogallery #photoexhibition #coffeetablebook #streetart #streetartist

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12. Along the English countryside…

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STEFDIES at Seven Sisters. #stefdies #stefdiesinlondon #lifeanddeath #galleryart #mortality #londonartscene #femalephotographer #performanceart #performanceartist #femaleartist #faceplant #makeartnotwar #uglyduck #weareuglyduck #stephanieleighrose #travelphotography #seetheworld #artexhibition #antiselfie #ageless #corpsepose #victoriandeathphoto #contortionist #londonartist #londonlife #londonart

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13. Submerged

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STEFDIES at Cenotes Dos Ojos #stefdies #stefdiesinmexico #mexico #telum #cenotes #cenotesmexico #cenotestulum #streetphotography #photography #travelphotography #femalephotographer #performanceart #performanceartist #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #antiselfie #faceplant #leaveamark #femaleartist #travelphotography #artexhibition #celebratelife #humour #photogallery #photoexhibition #coffeetablebook #rencontresarles

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14. Outside Notre Dame

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STEFDIES at Notre Dame. ?. #notredame #cathedrale #cathedralenotredame #paris #stefdies #stefdiesinparis #cathedral #streetphotography #photography #femalephotographer #performanceart #performanceartist #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #antiselfie #faceplant #leaveamark #femaleartist #travelphotography #artexhibition #celebratelife #humour #photogallery #photoexhibition #coffeetablebook #rencontresarles

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15. Clowning around!


Check out her website here and Instagram here, and enjoy all that weirdness. You’ve earned it.