The strongest photographs don’t just show something. They make you feel something. They live in that beautiful tension between control and chance, between what really happened and what your mind invents around it. In this piece, I talk about that magic, and why it’s at the heart of my photography.

We have worshipped naked marble gods, censored nipples online, and argued about the human body for thousands of years. The problem has never been the skin itself. It is the fear, rules and hypocrisy we build around it. Let me explain.

Not every sexy photo is a thirst trap. Sometimes it is not a performance, a strategy, or a plea for attention. Sometimes it is simply someone feeling free, confident, powerful and alive, and choosing to express that without shame or apology.