The Sonoma Body Project

Every shape. Every style. Every age. Sonoma County’s beauty, united.

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What This Project Is

A group photography session with several women participating, where each person will receive a mix of solo and group images.

  1. Opportunities to connect, share energy, and interact with other participants in a safe, supportive, and empowering environment.

  2. Images selected for publication, galleries, and social media, highlighting Sonoma County’s real and diverse beauty.

  3. A soulful experience designed to help you feel seen, celebrated, and empowered.

So I invite you to come and celebrate your body, every single step of the way!

Event Details

  • Date & Time: [Insert date & times here]

  • Location: [Studio/venue address, Sonoma County]

  • Ticket: $5 (donated to a local Sonoma County non-profit)

  • Who Can Attend: All women 20+; any woman who wants to celebrate themselves and be part of a community project showcasing diverse beauty

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Who We Are Looking For

This project is for the women who are often in the background, the ones who quietly hold worlds together, the ones whose stories don’t always get told. It’s for the women in their 20s who are still figuring it all out, navigating life’s chaos while discovering who they are. It’s for the women in their 30s balancing work, family, and the constant push to find even a little time for themselves. It’s for the women in their 40s reclaiming space for themselves as their children grow, who are remembering what it feels like to be their own priority. It’s for the women in their 50s, 60s, and 70s who have spent decades shaping themselves to the world’s expectations and are ready to finally step into the spotlight for themselves.

It’s for the women without kids, the women living full lives, loving their pets, chasing their passions, quietly doing their thing and wanting to be seen. This is your invitation — a space to be recognized, celebrated, and empowered just as you are.

When you participate in The Sonoma Body Project, you’ll get:

  • Participation in a group photography session, where you’ll be captured individually and as part of the collective energy of the project.

  • The opportunity to share your story through images that celebrate your unique beauty.

  • Inclusion in published group and solo images, highlighting the diversity of Sonoma County women.

  • A chance to connect with other amazing women, share experiences, and feel part of a supportive, uplifting community.

  • The satisfaction of supporting a local non-profit through your ticket.

  • A transformative experience that lets you see and feel yourself as powerful, soft, and unapologetically beautiful.

    This isn’t just a photo — it’s a moment, a feeling, a gift to yourself that says: I am here. I am worthy. I am beautiful.

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How to Join

  1. Complete the application form below to share a little about yourself and your story.

  2. Reserve your spot by paying the $5 ticket donation at the end of the form. Payment is required to be officially considered reserved.

No experience is necessary — just show up as you are, bring your story, and be ready to feel empowered, celebrated, and part of something bigger.

Hi, I’m Summer!

I own Empowering Studios l Boudoir and I’m putting together a project that is so close to my heart <3 I was born and raised in Sonoma County and have always loved it — until I moved away at 21 (mostly due to a lapse in judgment, lol). Now, I’m coming back with a renewed appreciation for our home. Our community is so diverse and resilient. I’ve witnessed us overcome incredible obstacles, rising like a phoenix from the ashes time and again. We’ve come together through fires, COVID, floods, blackouts, and so much more. This time, I want to unite our community around something beautiful.

I am a boudoir photographer, but this project comes from the very core of why I started my business — to show that every body is beautiful, not just the ones you see in magazines. I’ve struggled with my own body, and I’ve heard plenty of hurtful comments about it, even from family. That pain is real. But I want to take time to honor the beauty we do have — the unique, real beauty that people often overlook or try to convince us isn’t there.