(Erotic Content) Photography: La Petite Mort, Will Santillo

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La Petite Mort is a French idiomatic expression for orgasm. The American/Canadian photographer Will Santillo shot a series of women masturbating and reaching the climax. The result was published by Taschen in 2011. Its introduction puts out a question: “If orgasm is the little death will masturbation be the little suicide?”.

What you see is total alienation and endless creativity. From previous projects with amateur subjects Santillo had come to believe that masturbation is a far more personal act than most sex play because it is conducted almost exclusively in private. He set out to reveal the diversity and creativity with which women approach self-stimulation, and to portray the beauty of ordinary women in the throes of orgasm—a beauty far richer than the male oriented depictions seen in pornography. Santillo says he seeks to uncover the hidden face of his subjects, and indeed, it’s the faces that best show the intensity of response in these artfully explicit photos. (Taschen)

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