TURNERS FALLS ‒ Following the release of a controversial 2005 recording in which Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump discussed grabbing women's genitals, photographer Anja Schutz put out a request to fellow women: "(In search of) fearless, art-loving ladies who have had enough!"

Inspired by the hashtag "#GrabHimByTheBallot," which made the rounds online following news of the GOP nominee's remarks, as well as her own experiences with sexual assault, Schutz shed her clothes and asked women who are "anti-Trump and happy to have it known" to join her by participating in a nude photo shoot.

"This will stylistically be much like my recent work: elegant, dignified, beautiful, but with a very specific message," she wrote in her initial Facebook plea for models. "It, much like the other shots I've been doing, will be nude, seeing as a woman's body seems to be as political as ever, if not even more so."

The Turners Falls artist, noting that the photo project would be wrapped up before Election Day, requested women with all body types and backgrounds.

Weeks later, Schutz has photographed more than 90 nude women covered up by ballots and a black bar reading: "#GrabHimByTheBallot" -- a series which has gone viral.

Schutz, who initially thought she could get a handful of friends to join her in shedding their clothes for the shoot, said nearly 70 women -- many of whom were strangers -- showed to an open sitting last Saturday, alone.

"I got to hear so many powerful and uplifting, and hard, stories about why they had chosen to come," she said in a phone interview. "They didn't know me before this project and the fact that they trusted me to help them make a statement was immensely humbling."

The photographer, who described herself as not an openly political person, said she hopes her photo series helps women across the country. The most powerful takeaway from the project, she added, has been helping to empower those who partake in her shoots.

"I know my project won't be what ultimately changes everything," she said. "My hope for women that work with me and trust me is that I make them feel beautiful."

Schutz, however, acknowledged that her photographs have not been immune from online criticism.

"When someone comes on and says something stupid, like 'If you only used attractive women it'd be more effective,' to those people, I don't think they understand what attractive is," she said. "The idea of maybe using supermodels to express this would never work, that's completely not the point. It's to celebrate the female form in all colors and shapes."

With less than two weeks left before the general election, Schutz is not slowing down. The photographer and artist has begun scheduling "#GrabHimByTheBallot" shoots for most evenings before Nov. 8.

On Saturday Nov. 5, meanwhile, she will be in New York City to capture additional women as part of an open studio-style photo shoot.

Schutz said she's still unsure about what she plans to do with the photo project, but has considered doing a gallery show or eventually collecting them into a book for the women who have participated in the shoots.

"I'm open to it, but I don't really know what the interest would be. This was just a passion project of mine that blew up," she said. "I feel lucky with that and as far as it goes, I'm perfectly happy."