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Bob Carlos Clarke and the Vulva
Oct 2, 2018 06:45:44 #
RogStrix
Loc: UK
Discussions in other posts about the vulva in pictures reminded me of this quote from Bob Carlos Clarke's "Shooting Sex":
"In 1989, as part of a new exhibition, I decided to take the definitive portrait of a vagina, neither pornographic nor clinical, just a pure, well-lit likeness. In the quest for the most photogenic, I shot six. Some were neat and tidy 'fortune cookies', whilst others were dangerous-looking orchids, wild and dark. Eventually I settled for one that seemed ideal. It's owner, the courageous and beautiful 'Miss X', agreed to co-operate on the strict understanding that her identity would never be revealed.
On the afternoon of the exhibition, I was hanging a giant enlargement of her perfect pussy when a friend dropped by to wish me well. 'My God!' he exclaimed loudly from the far end of the gallery 'It's 'X'. I haven't seen her for ages'. My protestations to the contrary fell on deaf ears. Evidently he knew her inside out.
On the night of the show, 350 people and a scrum of paparazzi crammed into the gallery with barely enough room to raise an objection. In fact, no one raised as much as an eyebrow but, interestingly enough and despite the crush, a large semicircular space directly in front of the splendid cunt remained unpopulated. It seemed that no one wanted to be photographed standing next to it."
ISBN 0 9543462 0 3 published and copyright 2002 (estate of) Bob Carlos Clarke
RS comment - Seems like little has changed...
"In 1989, as part of a new exhibition, I decided to take the definitive portrait of a vagina, neither pornographic nor clinical, just a pure, well-lit likeness. In the quest for the most photogenic, I shot six. Some were neat and tidy 'fortune cookies', whilst others were dangerous-looking orchids, wild and dark. Eventually I settled for one that seemed ideal. It's owner, the courageous and beautiful 'Miss X', agreed to co-operate on the strict understanding that her identity would never be revealed.
On the afternoon of the exhibition, I was hanging a giant enlargement of her perfect pussy when a friend dropped by to wish me well. 'My God!' he exclaimed loudly from the far end of the gallery 'It's 'X'. I haven't seen her for ages'. My protestations to the contrary fell on deaf ears. Evidently he knew her inside out.
On the night of the show, 350 people and a scrum of paparazzi crammed into the gallery with barely enough room to raise an objection. In fact, no one raised as much as an eyebrow but, interestingly enough and despite the crush, a large semicircular space directly in front of the splendid cunt remained unpopulated. It seemed that no one wanted to be photographed standing next to it."
ISBN 0 9543462 0 3 published and copyright 2002 (estate of) Bob Carlos Clarke
RS comment - Seems like little has changed...
Oct 2, 2018 07:39:29 #
RogStrix wrote:
Discussions in other posts about the vulva in pict... (show quote)
It goes in cycles and is dependent on location and activity of certain minded people.
Oct 2, 2018 08:57:05 #
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Oct 2, 2018 09:20:35 #
RogStrix
Loc: UK
jaymatt wrote:
Are we going to see your great photo?
Not my photo, and to be honest I'm not sure it's ever been published? Only have my own versions and they're not for publication...
Oct 2, 2018 10:00:18 #
jaymatt wrote:
Are we going to see your great photo?
Perhaps you should bravely start a vagina portrait thread. It would be interesting to see how it is received and more importantly, contributed to
Oct 2, 2018 10:20:30 #
RogStrix
Loc: UK
InfiniteISO wrote:
Perhaps you should bravely start a vagina portrait thread. It would be interesting to see how it is received and more importantly contributed to
your idea, after you... after all I've already done one, lol!:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-554501-1.html
Oct 2, 2018 10:52:55 #
RogStrix wrote:
your idea, after you... after all I've already done one, lol!:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-554501-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-554501-1.html
Did I say I would contribute ?? Yours takes a bit of effort to recognize.
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Oct 2, 2018 10:55:38 #
RogStrix
Loc: UK
InfiniteISO wrote:
Did I say I would contribute ?? Yours takes a bit of effort to recognize.
I would like to think you wouldn't recognise it, but she has been stateside a couple of times...
Oct 2, 2018 11:04:18 #
RogStrix wrote:
I would like to think you wouldn't recognise it, but she has been stateside a couple of times...
LOL, Good one!
Oct 2, 2018 11:18:37 #
RogStrix
Loc: UK
As a new member I'm still feeling my way round here trying to sort out the boundaries...
Oct 2, 2018 12:11:45 #
RogStrix wrote:
As a new member I'm still feeling my way round here trying to sort out the boundaries...
A serious aside. It is very difficult, even downright impossible, to generate photographic images of the vagina without very expensive camera equipment.
It also explains why indecency laws in the USA focus on the labia, and not at the vagina.
As for the "boundaries", it is the perception of others that one has to deal with. There will always at least one who will claim their perception to align with some boundary.
I know. Technical-Shmechnical.
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Oct 2, 2018 12:15:54 #
Stephan G wrote:
A serious aside. It is very difficult, even downr... (show quote)
A ring light really comes in handy. I have a cheap one but the CR of the light is terrible.
Oct 3, 2018 06:01:11 #
melismus
Loc: Chesapeake Bay Country
Could name it Pussy Parade.
InfiniteISO wrote:
Perhaps you should bravely start a vagina portrait thread. It would be interesting to see how it is received and more importantly, contributed to
Oct 3, 2018 07:37:59 #
Shooting Sex is out of stock, but for $80 you can get....
https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/The-Dark-Summer-9780704324879
https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/The-Dark-Summer-9780704324879
Oct 3, 2018 08:06:10 #
RogStrix
Loc: UK
dpullum wrote:
Shooting Sex is out of stock, but for $80 you can get....
https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/The-Dark-Summer-9780704324879
https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/The-Dark-Summer-9780704324879
Look for them on eBay, can usually find cheap if you're patient...
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