"As I get older, I start to appreciate my body a lot more. I see it differently. I begin to love it, you know. Unlike when I was younger, I just didn't like my body no matter my size, my shape or anything like that." . . . #octofoto #octophoto #loveeverybodyproject #loveeverybody #bopo #body #nude

"I went to the only clothing optional place in Texas and I just took my clothes off like, it doesn't matter to me that I'm out in public naked because I love being in the sun without my clothes on." ° #octofoto #bodypositivity #nude #loveeverybody #loveeverybodyproject #realbodies #body #nudist

"I got scars and stretch marks everywhere and that makes me, basically, like a road map." ++ ++ ++ ++ #octophoto #octofoto #portrait #photography #bodypositive #bodypositivity #realbodies #stretchmarks #scar #loveeverybody #loveeverybodyproject

"What I saw when I was naked didn't match what I saw when I looked at myself in clothes. So, I underwent cosmetic surgery to take care of all that loose skin. I actually feel like the two pieces go together for the first time since I was fat and sexy." : #octofoto #nude #loveeverybodyproject

"I would want my tummy to be smaller than my boobs." ° ° #octofoto #portrait #bodypositive #bodyimage #bodylove #bodyscape #figure #belly #tummy #photography #chubby #bopo #loveeverybodyproject #loveeverybody

"I like my bottom lip. It's full and round and it gives me, like, a cute fun fullness." . . . #octofoto #portrait #atxphotographer #bodypositive #bodyimage #lips #bopo #body #artnude #photography

"I did not expect pregnancy to change my body as much as it did, considering how fit and petite and healthy I was. It changed so much more than I ever thought it would." * #octofoto #photography #loveeverybodyproject #body #bopo #bodypositive #bodypositivity #pregnant #pregnancy #belly #tummy

"When I got on antidepressants it just felt like *boom* all of a sudden and then I realized that it was causing it and I got off my meds and it hasn't really gone away. I don't have that anymore, like the positive aspects of being on mental illness meds, but I'm not gaining any more weight, so..."

“I hate [my body]. I think I could change it a million ways and I would still find something to need to change or make different. I got told that, as a woman, I’ll never be perfect, so I should keep striving for something that’s not actually real.” ¦ ¦ #octofoto #bodyimage #bodypositive #bodyscape

"The way my body looks versus the way my body feels isn't exactly the same." ¦ ¦ ¦ #octofoto #portrait #atxphotographer #bodypositive #bodypositivity #bodyimage #bodylove #figure #beautiful #beauty #belly #tummy #thighs #bbw #chubby #bopo #bodyscape #nude

"People see [my body] before they see me." ° ° ° ° #octofoto #portrait #loveeverybody #loveeverybodyproject #woman #feminine #fat #fatphobia #belly #tummy #thick #bodypositive #bodyimage #bopo #inkedgirls #bodyart #tattoos #nude #nudeart #photography #stretchmarks

"I want a flatter stomach. I try not to want a flatter stomach, but I do." : : : #octofoto #photography #atxphotographer #natural #naturalbody #bopo #bodypositive #bodypositivity #bodyimage #bodylove #curves #loveeverybody #loveeverybodyproject #tummy #belly #nude #nudeart

“I don’t really have a sense of what it is to exist in my body and I don’t really have an idea what I look like on any given day. It changes all the time. It’s a constant process of rediscovery and a kind of amazement at the things that my body can and can’t do and those things change all the time.”

"I used to not want to be dark and now I love it. It's something that has evolved over time. I'd say my skin color being dark is probably one of my favorite things about myself right now." . . #loveeverybodyproject #nude #bodypositive #skin #darkskin #artnude #belly #nipple #stretchmarks #octofoto

"It's been a big mental health switch, too, to start taking care of myself for me." -- -- #octofoto #loveeverybody #loveeverybodyproject #woman #bopo #bodypositive #bodypositivity #body #bodyimage #selfcare #nude #nudeart #photography #human

"[my body] has betrayed me in every way that I could think of. Kidney problems, miscarriage, heart issues, migraines... anything that I can think of, it has gone bad one way or another." . . #loveeverybodyproject #bodypositive #bopo #nude #nudeart #bodypositivity #pregnant #shadow #octofoto

"I like my body; I feel comfortable in it. There is a deeper layer... It's like a worry that if I'm too comfortable with it, I won't treat it well and I'll overeat or, like, take advantage of my body and I'll grow unhealthy and fat." #octofoto #bodypositivity #nude #nudeart #loveeverybodyproject

"I like my breasts how they are now, but I've always wanted them to be a little larger and saggier." + + + #octofoto #bodypositive #bodyimage #bopo #loveeverybody #loveeverybodyproject #realbodies #curvy #voluptuous #nude #nudeart #nsfw #booba

"I have a memory of myself in third grade where I had a pair of pants that were jeans with the snap buttons. I was constantly popping that during school and very embarrassed about it. So, that's the image that I've always had of my body, that big tummy popping out of its pants." . . #loveeverybody

"My smile is the one thing I can't seem to hide from anybody. I love my #smile." . . #portrait #atxphotographer #bodypositive #bodyimage #bodylove #bopo #loveeverybody #loveeverybodyproject #womenofcolor #woman #feminine #bodypositivity #nude #laugh #love #blackgirlmagic #photography #artnude

"I can put [my body] through tremendously more strenuous things than it should be able to do... because I'm stubborn." :: :: :: #octofoto #loveeverybodyproject #loveeverybody #bopo #bruised #body #photography #artnude #light #shadow