Photographer says Instagram bias threatens her body-positive image business

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'Wouldn't happen to Kim Kardashian,' says a businesswoman who accuses the social media giant of preferring highly sexualised celebrities over 'natural women'.

Photographer Camille Brandon takes body-positive images of near-naked women to "help them love themselves", but she is at risk of losing her sole income.Camille Brandon says photos designed to promote body confidence have been removed by InstagramMs Brandon says it's easier for big business to keep their products in the public view

"I do think that Instagram is silencing natural women when they remove this kind of content," she said. "We see models and stuff that post the same kinds of images and they don't get taken down — it's really frustrating," she said.The Gold Coast woman said being censored online was not only a risk to creative and artistic expression but also to small businesses.

"Most large businesses have a physical store and are already well-known; small businesses need to work from the ground up, so we need it more than anything."Social media isn't 'holy grail'

 

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