I talked to a number of women while at hot springs when finishing my photo book, Healing Waters, who told me they imagined their stay would reduce stress from abuse and break ups. They said also that they discovered that while re-cooperating in the water it awakened their “body feelings”, opening up a renewed sexuality. […]
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Photographer’s Journey: Having the first orgasm in summer camp
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 dangerous road to knowing yourself
Through book projects I’ve discovered over and over how life affirming sexual pleasure is. I was obliged to care for my parents at an early age and this interfered with my personal space, which is why I still offer immediacy easily to people as I think I will gain insight and connection with them. Sometimes […]