A photographer is changing the perceptions of beauty-standards in love with a powerful series of nude images depicting couples of varying sizes, persuasions and colors.

New York City-based photographer Substantia Jones' Adipositivity Project aims to show that love has no specific shape or form, but can always be seen as beautiful.

Her latest series of images, in honor of the just-passed Valentine's Day, features couples of different races, different sizes as well as LGBT people spending intimate moments together in varying states of undress.

Love is love: Substantia Jones has photographed couples of difference sizes and races as part of her Adipositivity Project, which aims to show that all love is beautiful

Honest portrayal: Substantia's subjects for this series are from marginalized populations, including the LGBT community, that rarely see themselves represented in the media

Make your own rules: The photographer hopes that her images will help to show others that they don't need to confirm to society's stereotypical views of what love 'should' look like

‘We must make our own visibility,’ the photographer told Mashable. ‘The unenlightened like to believe fat people are unworthy of love and long-term romantic partnerships. To that we say “bite me”.

‘A visual reflection of ourselves in our extended environment is vital for happiness and well-being.'

She added: ‘Marginalized populations - fat people, people of color, the disabled, the LGBT community, and older folks - too rarely see themselves represented in the media, and are even less often portrayed in a positive or neutral manner.'

Substantia's images show couples fully nude, cuddling in bed, enjoying a shower together, or even just having a quiet moment in front of a window or a fireplace.

Some are shot in vivid colors, while others are in black and white, and the level of graphic nudity varies from photo to photo.

Not true: Substantia explained that their are people who believe 'fat people are unworthy of love'

Moment of bliss: Some of the images see couples naked and cuddling in bed together

Making a statement: The series captures couples of all races, genders and ages, and also depicts some LGBT pairings, such as this one

Several of the couples featured have one or two plus-size partners, or are of varying races, or are born the same gender - essentially couplings that are less frequently represented in 'neutral or positive' ways in media.

The images are a part of the photographer's mission to help people create their own definitions of what they think love looks like. She encourages people to 'add your own to your photo mixtape'.

'Constant bombardment of imagery which doesn't reflect your personage can create body shame and it's been proven to cause health risk by fueling minority stress,' she said.

For Substantia, it's all about adding representations of yourself to the conversation - make yourself visible.

Touching moments: While some couples are pictured in a more passionate embrace, others are simply sharing a quiet moment together

Light it up: Many of the images are shot in front of a window, with the natural light helping to highlight every angle of the subjects' bodies

Romantic scene: This particular image sees a couple curled up on a rug by a fireplace

Getting close: Some of the pictures in the series show people of varying sizes who are in a relationship

Taking a stand: A lot of the pictures were shot inside, however this couple opted to brave the outdoors and pose in front of the river

Sweet kiss: Substantia shot some of the images in vibrant colors, while others were done in black and white

Hot and steamy: In this black and white photo, a woman can be seen hugging her partner from behind while in the shower