Atlanta-based photographer Forest McMullin, in his Day and Night photo project, explores sexual desire and its relationship with the human personality by photographing individuals and couples in their daily lives and behind the closed doors of their bedrooms.
The double life of BDSM fans in the photo project "Day and Night" Source: Feature SHOOTSLEV we see the standard image of representatives of the American middle class of both sexes enjoying everyday life, and on the right we suddenly discover that the same people have reincarnated in other roles, following night fantasies, and turned into dominatrix, bondage lovers, transvestites, swingers and furries.
The double life of BDSM fans in the photo project "Day and Night"
These slightly shocking diptychs offer us a look at two facets of the same people: an easily accessible public image and a vulnerable sexual image. In stolen moments of intimacy, where the characters demonstrate almost tangible self-confidence, the gap between what is considered normal and abnormal is reduced to that white stripe that separates day and night photos. The author of the photo project seems to be asking the viewer to leave prejudices for the sake of a better understanding of various erotic preferences of people.
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The double life of BDSM fans in the photo project "Day and Night"
The double life of BDSM fans in the photo project "Day and Night"
The double life of BDSM fans in the photo project "Day and Night"
The double life of BDSM fans in the photo project "Day and Night"