Although some people may find these images confronting, they show the pain and struggle that larger people experience when they are judged for their bodies.
A Los Angeles based photographer Samantha Geballe has made a series of self portraits to express this pain.
Samantha worked on the project as a way to visualize how she felt her body was perceived by others.
“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been harassed, humiliated, followed and bullied by complete strangers because they didn’t like my body.”
“I have to wonder, would these same strangers treat me this way if they really knew me?”
While working on the project, Samantha began to understand these photos as a way of coping. And after a gastric bypass surgery helped her manage her weight, she began a new chapter of the project and a new start in her own life.
