Queri, your post made me think about this a bit. Perhaps what is disturbing with some photographs is a sense of voyeurism? As if you're intruding on something private. The model, the photographer, engaged in something personal, and you're intruding? I don't know if that's what you mean (don't mean to put words in your mouth, either, of course), but I sometimes feel that way with certain kinds of erotic photography. Commercial porn is just sloppy and annoying as far as I'm concerned. But the photographs that genuinely look like you're getting a glimpse of something real... Hmmm. I've never thought of myself as particularly voyeuristic, but maybe we all have some of that... ? Just think out loud, and using your post as a springboard. ;) bonni

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