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Bonjour Baby: Broken Hearts, Blurry Photos, and Sex

by Perazna

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BONJOUR BABY is a raw, sensual journey through love, lust, and loss by Colombian photographer Perazna. Through intimate poems and portraiture, this collection captures the beauty, ache, and complexity of modern desire.

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Meet The Author

Perazna

Melissa Perazna became a photographer at fifteen when her father handed down a film camera that belonged to her grandfather. Born in Turbo, Antioquia, Colombia, there was no money at home, but there was hope and desire. Her parents encouraged her to dream, and she carried that dream across country borders and oceans to start life anew in the United States.

Melissa is a visual storyteller, photographer, and poet who captures the souls of her subjects. She has shot for notable high-fashion brands like Versace and recently had her first billboard in Times Square. She specializes in portraiture, eroticism, and high fashion. Melissa is a voice for Colombians and women everywhere, bringing deep appreciation back for the beauty of the body through her signature style of work.

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Bonjour Baby

Broken Hearts, Blurry Photos, & Sex

Perazna

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Art direction and design by KJ Parish

Circulation management by Isidoros Karamitopoulos

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First Edition, Limited Edition Pressing

Printed in the United States of America.

ISBN 978-1-965820-10-0

Maybe if you
let me be
your lover…

These poems are not a direct translation from Spanish to English. There are words in Spanish that hold so much beauty and meaning in a way that does not translate into English. This way, I have kept the essence of my poetry.

Much love, Melissa.

From the author

At seventeen, I believed life truly began with my first orgasm—the moment I made love for the first time. In the innocence of youth, I pretended to be in love, but it was a mere illusion. My heart felt cursed, weighed down by a string of bad luck, prompting me to pack my things and leave my family and the sea behind for the chaos of the city.

As my life spiraled into complexity, a quiet voice within urged me, "Love yourself." I learned to stop affection seeking on others’ lips, realizing that the pain, chaos, and love around me became my greatest inspiration. In the midst of turmoil, I finally found calm.

Now, ten years later, I hold dear the camera that captured my first photograph. Like a butterfly, which cannot see its own wings, I use my lens to reflect the beauty within others, showing the unique grace we often overlook. Through my art, I celebrate the profound strength and beauty that exists in every human story.

An artistic portrait of an adult woman seated on steps beside a tall cactus, wearing an oversized straw hat, large earrings and green heels, with her arm covering her chest. The facing-page autobiographical text is transcribed above.An adult woman in black lingerie stands on an unmade bed, holding a newspaper in front of her face. Draped curtains and patterned wallpaper frame the scene, with a breakfast tray on the bed.Two artistic photographs of an adult figure beneath translucent white fabric: one shows the draped figure and a hand, and the other focuses on folds of fabric across the torso.An adult woman seated on a wooden chair wears black trousers, a black lace bra, an open white shirt and a bow tie. She tilts her head back while holding a glass. The facing page is blank. Back to book options