Emily Shephard Poses for My Beachy Side

It’s not often that you have the opportunity to gawk at marvelous photos of a gorgeous tattooed woman and say that you are doing it for a good cause, so relish this chance right here. Emily Shephard—you may recognize her from thisInked shoot—posed for photographer Jean-Philippe Piter in a set to bring some attention to My Beachy Side. Founded by CEO Gamze Ates, My Beachy Side is a brand of hand knit beach accessories that was created as a way to provide jobs for women in Turkey. The employment rate of women in that country is a paltry 30% and My Beachy Side uses its proceeds to help employee women as well as to provide assistance to domestically abused women in Turkey. Enjoy the set below and when you’re finished head on over to My Beachy Side.