# Intimate Body Image Photography Jen Davis Explores Intimacy and Obesity in 11 Years By Vasiliki Marapas | Published 2014-10-21 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/11-years References: [beautifuldecay](http://beautifuldecay.com/2014/10/20/skin-shes-jen-davis-takes-candid-look-obesity/) & [jendavisphoto](http://www.jendavisphoto.com/index.php?/work/self-portraits/) Jen Davis has collected over a decades' worth of [self-portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-powered-portrait-studio) and compiled them into a book titled '11 Years.' Davis explores issues of [body image, desirability, love and insecurity](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doves-super-bowl-ad) in her work. Simultaneously deeply personal and totally universal, Davis' images are powerful, candid and honest. She strips away the artifice of our [carefully constructed public image](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unseenbeauty-initiative), daring to show private moments: trying to button up clothes that don't fit, lying in a lover's embrace, getting out of the shower. Davis explains that the process was much like a self-seduction: “In the work what I kept returning to is: What is love? Am I loveable? Can someone find me attractive? [...] At home with mundane surroundings, I treated the camera as if it were my lover -- the camera desiring me, providing me the glimpse of what was missing in my life." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.9/10 - Popularity: 100% | Activity: 99% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/stylephotography) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Body Image Acceptance:** Opportunities for disruptive innovation in promoting body positivity and self-acceptance through photography and art. - **Personal Vulnerability:** Disruptive innovation opportunities lie in exploring personal vulnerability and its universal appeal as a means of emotional connection. - **Identity and Intimacy:** Opportunities for disruptive innovation in exploring the intersection of identity and intimacy through visual storytelling and self-portraits. ### Where This Applies - **Art and Photography:** Disruptive innovation opportunities exist in redefining traditional notions of beauty, representation, and body image through creative expression and visual mediums. - **Mental Health and Self-care:** Exploring opportunities for disruptive innovation in utilizing art and self-expression as therapeutic tools for promoting positive body image and fostering self-acceptance. - **Fashion and Apparel:** Opportunities for disruptive innovation in challenging conventional beauty standards and promoting inclusive representation within the fashion industry through authentic and diverse visuals. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Unique Artistic Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amusebouche.md) - [Personal Nostalgic Photo Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holy-ohio.md) - [Sexuality-Exploring Artful Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rude-arts-club.md) - [Photography Project Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/still-life-1.md) - [Nostalgic Beauty Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unseenbeauty-initiative.md) - [Mind-Body Care Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sensual-self-kit.md) - [British Youth-Culture Photography Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-and-away.md) - [Romantic Size-Inclusive Intimates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gabi-gregg.md) - [Health Object Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/out-of-orifice.md)