<div><p>Julie H., also known as Burning Lotus, is a 56-year-old model who refuses to let age dictate her beauty. </p><p>This fierce, tattoo clad woman takes some VERY not safe for work photos of herself as a form of expression. She tells <a href="http://www.boredpanda.com/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=BPFacebook">Bored Panda </a>that she originally posted the images on <a href="http://theburninglotus.tumblr.com/">Tumblr </a>as a self-dare. The nude <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/this-56-year-old-is-proof-that-womens-bodies-are-sexy-at-any-age-nsfw_us_57fd378de4b07b9b8752daa0">photos </a>were her own "affirmation of existence."</p><p>Since sharing the racy photos online, she's amassed over 92,000 followers that admire her.</p><div><figure><a href="http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-1-58b3dc21be4d6__700.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-1-58b3dc21be4d6__700.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-1-58b3dc21be4d6__700_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-1-58b3dc21be4d6__700_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-1-58b3dc21be4d6__700.jpg" target="_blank">The Burning Lotus</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><a href="http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-2-58b3dc25127ce-jpeg__700.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-2-58b3dc25127ce-jpeg__700.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-2-58b3dc25127ce-jpeg__700_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-2-58b3dc25127ce-jpeg__700_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-2-58b3dc25127ce-jpeg__700.jpg" target="_blank">The Burning Lotus</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><a href="http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-14-58b3dc46a1ba4-jpeg__700.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-14-58b3dc46a1ba4-jpeg__700.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-14-58b3dc46a1ba4-jpeg__700_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-14-58b3dc46a1ba4-jpeg__700_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-14-58b3dc46a1ba4-jpeg__700.jpg" target="_blank">The Burning Lotus</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><a href="http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-7-58b3dc307df86-jpeg__700.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-7-58b3dc307df86-jpeg__700.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-7-58b3dc307df86-jpeg__700_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-7-58b3dc307df86-jpeg__700_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/56-year-woman-body-piercing-tattoo-julie-burning-lotus-7-58b3dc307df86-jpeg__700.jpg" target="_blank">The Burning Lotus</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Do you think this is empowering or over-sexualized? Let us know in the comments below!</p><p></p></div>