The 56-year-old from Texas, who also goes by the name Burning Lotus, started to take portraits of her naked body as she reached the age of 50.

“I’m just tone deaf when it comes to so-called societal norms.”

“I posted my images initially as a dare to myself initially” says Julie, “an affirmation of existence.”

Her photos really began to get noticed by the internet in 2012, when the image of her holding her bra of one shoulder started to get reposted, because of her amazing tattoos. The image went from 25 shares, to 250, to 2,500 and then over 25,000 in the  first day.

Now, let’s not pretend that Julie’s success in spreading her message isn’t in partly to do with the fact that, while being older than the normal nude model, she’s still totally gorgeous naked.

Still, no matter what the  reasons for her success, we love Julie’s tattooed style, her f**k you attitude to being respectable and refusal to ‘act her age’. Let’s be honest, Julie and her photos are totally badass.

Let’s work on not only making alternative and less mainstream bodies and styles more visible in the public eye, but also creating a better and more open conversation on women’s bodies in general!