Lindley Ashline’s (she/her) stock photographs shouldn’t be as revolutionary as they are. But showcasing fat bodies and other marginalized bodies in everyday, commonplace settings enjoying their lives is tragically uncommon. Lindley takes us through the challenges and financial tensions of building out this niche business, her approach to trolls, and how she brings fat joy into her work.

Lindley Ashline creates photographs that celebrate the unique beauty of bodies that fall outside conventional "beauty" standards. She fights weight stigma by giving fat people a safe place to explore how their bodies look on camera and by increasing the representation of fat bodies in photography, advertising, fine art, and the world at large. She is the creator of Body Liberation Stock (body-positive stock images for commercial use) and the Body Love Shop (a curated resource for body-friendly products and artwork).

Please connect with Lindley on her website, through her free weekly Body Liberation Guide, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

For bonus content with Lindley, you can subscribe via Apple Podcasts or become a Patron.This episode’s poem is called “Dawn Revisited,” and it’s by Rita Dove.

After recording the interview, Sophia asks each guest 10 unexpected, unrehearsed questions designed to go even deeper. Check it out by subscribing through Apple Podcast Subscriptions or Patreon for as little as $2.

You can connect with Fat Joy on our website, Instagram, and YouTube (full video episodes here!). Want to share the fat love? Please rate this podcast and give it a joyful review.

Our thanks to Chris Jones and AR Media for keeping this podcast looking and sounding joyful.