A group of fat folks smiling and joyfully waving their arms in the air. They're sitting or standing around a picnic table in front of calm water, boats and low hills in the distance under a gray sky.

First look: the Exhale Retreat | PNW body-positive photography

ByLindley Ashline

Our crew and Radical Body Love at the Exhale Retreat! As I get ready to send out a little surprise to everyone in the mail, I’m thinking about every single person who attended and the magic we created over those few days.

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Lindley Ashline

Hi there! I'm Lindley. I create artwork that celebrates the unique beauty of bodies that fall outside conventional "beauty" standards at Body Liberation Photography. I'm also the creator of Body Liberation Stock and the Body Love Shop, a curated central resource for body-friendly artwork and products. Find all my work here at bodyliberationphotos.com.

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