They see themselves as too wide, too short, too scarred, or simply too fat. Holly Sasnett, however, does not pass judgment. For the past two years, Sasnett has been photographing women with a variety of severe eating disorders in an attempt to help them accept their bodies as they really are. It has been very therapeutic for them, but it is not therapy. The black and white portraits show women battling anorexia, compulsive overeating, and bulimia.
Some pictures show only a foot or an arm.
Others are full body shots. No faces are shown and all are nude. Some of them cannot stand to look at themselves in the mirror, clothes on or off. Some of their spouses don't ever see them undressed. According to the Atlanta Anti-Eating Disorders League, between 5 million and 10 million women and 1 million men suffer from anorexia, bulimia, or compulsive overeating.