"Dia melihat mataku sambil berkata 'Aku ingin kau mengedit semua selulit, stretch mark, lemak, dan kerutan. Hilangkan semua. Aku ingin merasa cantik'." tulis Victoria.
Ini bukan pertamakalinya Victoria mendapat permintaan seperti ini. Jadi Ia setuju melakukannya.
Singkat cerita, semua proses editing dan printing foto selesai. Semua foto Diandra telah disusun oleh Victoria dalam sebuah album.
Tak menunggu lama, album yang sudah diserahkan Victoria ini, akhirnya sampai ke tangan suami Diandra.
Victoria merasa sudah menyelesaikan semua tugasnya.
Namun tak berselang lama, Victoria menerima email dari suami Diandra. Begini isinya (terjemahannya ada setelah ini):
"Hi Victoria,
I am (blank)'s husband, ********. I am writing to you because I recently received an album containing images you took of my wife. I don't want you to think that I am in any way upset with you....but I have some food for thought that I would like to pass on to you. I have been with my wife since we were 18 years old, and we have two beautiful children together. We have had many ups and downs over the years, and I think...well, actually I KNOW that my wife did these pictures for me to "spice things up". She sometimes complains that I must not find her attractive, that she wouldn't blame me if I ever found someone younger. When I opened the album that she gave to me, my heart sank. These pictures...while they are beautiful and you are clearly a very talented photographer....they are not my wife. You made every one of her "flaws" disappear...and while I'm sure this is exactly what she asked you to do, it took away everything that makes up our life. When you took away her stretch marks, you took away the documentation of my children. When you took away her wrinkles, you took away over two decades of our laughter, and our worries. When you took away her cellulite, you took away her love of baking and all the goodies we have eaten over the years. I am not telling you all of this to make you feel horrible, you're just doing your job and I get that. I am actually writing you to thank you. Seeing these images made me realize that I honestly do not tell my wife enough how much I LOVE her and adore her just as she is. She hears it so seldom, that she actually thought these photoshopped images are what I wanted and needed her to look like. I have to do better, and for the rest of my days I am going to celebrate her in all her imperfectness. Thanks for the reminder.
Regards,
******** "
Artinya kurang lebih begini:
Hi Victoria,
Saya telah bersama dengan istri saya, sejak kami berusia 18 tahun, dan kami memiliki dua anak yang cantik.
Saat saya membuka album yang diberikannya, hati ini seolah tenggelam. Foto-foto itu bagus, jelas sekali Anda seorang fotografer berbakat. Tapi itu bukan istri saya. Anda menghilangkan seluruh "cacat"-nya.
Saya tahu, Anda melakukan ini atas permintaannya, namun ini sama saja dengan menghilangkan hidup yang kami lewati bersama. Saat Anda menghapus stretch mark, itu sama saja Anda melenyapkan dokumentasi anak-anak kami.
Saat Anda menghapus kerut di wajahnya, hilang sudah dua dekade yang kami lalui dengan tawa juga khawatir. Ketika Anda menghapus selulitnya, Anda menghilangkan hobi memasak, dan makanan enak yang kami santap bersama.