An excerpt from the interview with Solveig from my book Orgasm: “I remember that when I had my first orgasm, I was 15 years old, and I was in a summer camp which had big army-like tents with beds inside. The girls had a tent, and the boys had a tent. It was dark outside, […]
Photographer’s Journey: The many different definitions of eroticism and pleasure
The women I work with have so many definitions of eroticism and the role of an orgasm. Each one of those definitions adds insight to the powerful aspects of sexuality in a woman’s life. One woman we interviewed, Gudrun, said: “For me, orgasms can be very different. Sometimes they are gentle like a wave in […]
Photographer’s Journey: The power of self-portraiture
Time spent seeing “in the moment” through self-portraiture prepared me to photograph Erotic Lives of Women, which called for me to photograph women’s strongest erotic experiences and intersperse them between interviews with writer Marion Schneider. Self-portraiture has a historic and contemporary impact, as artists weave their personal evolution into the larger sphere. It can also […]
Photographer’s Journey: Looking for the perfect sex position since exploring as a child
Here’s an excerpt from my book Orgasm in which Amelia remembers her first sexual experiences: “I remember one time when I was about twelve years old putting a sheet between my legs and rubbing against it and it felt really good. But at that point I still wasn’t sure if I even had a vagina. […]