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All women are beautiful, regardless of their shape and size. This is the message of a gorgeous photo series by photographer Carey Fruth.
Dubbed “American Beauty”, the series was inspired by an iconic scene in the 1999 movie of the same name, featuring actress Mena Suvari lying languidly in a bed of rose petals.
In the scene, Kevin Spacey’s middle-aged character fantasizes about his teenage daughter’s best friend, an attractive woman who is slim, blonde, and white.
“Almost every image you see in mainstream media is of one type of woman, thin white women to be specific,” Fruth said.
And so Fruth gathered up 14 diverse models to photograph, in an attempt to empower women from all over to feel beautiful just as they are.
“When women come into my studio, I want to prove to them that they ARE as beautiful as they always feared they weren’t, then maybe they can let go of that fear,” she said.
“By stepping into a fantasy dream girl world and by letting go of that fear, they free themselves up to direct that energy they once wasted on telling themselves that they weren’t good enough to elsewhere in their life.”
Beautiful, indeed.
See more of Fruth’s work here. You can also follow her on Instagram, Tumblr, and Twitter.