The Fat Naked Art Project started in 2013, and showcases the diversity of the human body and represents people who rarely get positive representation in the media or our society. For almost five years, I've been photographing fat naked people. As a fat woman, and especially a fat, queer, disabled, woman, I see how poorly fat people are treated, especially those whose identities intersect with other forms of oppression.



I believe that everyone should be treated with a basic respect regardless of weight, health, or how closely they resemble the cultural beauty ideal. In fact, it's critical to any social justice movement to include fat people.



I'm based out of Durham, NC, but would love to be able to travel all across the US and, maybe, someday the world, taking beautiful photos of wonderful people. I've currently visited NYC, Portland, and Atlanta, as well as cities all over North Carolina (Asheville, Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Greensboro, Charlotte).



In addition to my blogs, I have been on Huffington Post Live, have twice appeared on the Friend of Marilyn, spoke at The Fat Activism Conference hosted by Regan Chastain in 2015, and was involved in the filming of a body positive TV series that, sadly, never ran, but was incredible nonetheless. I run several online fat positive spaces, write for my own fat positive blog: Fat Girl Posing, and have participated in others including a collaborative blog called Fierce Freethinking Fatties.



Body Positivity has become my full time job (in addition to taking care of my family and myself), but unfortunately activism doesn’t always pay the costs of photography equipment, cleanings, repairs, travel, or space rentals. This is where you can help! By funding this project you will be helping to spread a message of body love, fat liberation, and happiness to people who may never have experienced self care before. I believe this is essential in helping the world.



You can visit the website at http://fatnakedart.blogspot.com