Photographer Sophie Ebrard Releases 4 Years Worth of Behind the Scenes Photos

In order to demystify the sex and porn industry, French photographer Sophie Ebrard spent the better part of four years following director Gazzman around the world and snapping behind the scenes pictures that showed performers, directors, and others in their natural habitat. 

According to The Huffington Post (link below), Sophie has now assembled these images and is displaying them in—of all places—her own home in Amsterdam. The "It's Just Love" exhibit unfortunately closes up shop this coming Friday, but we've got a bunch of Sophie's pictures for you to peruse. 

As to why she decided to take on such an unusual project, especially for someone who does not necessarily work in the industry, Sophie wanted everyone to see the people in her pictures the way she saw them... 

For Ebrard, however, the goal was simple yet revolutionary: present a porn set as it is, no frills, no choreography, no judgment. In the artist's words: "Somewhat strangely, porn is ahead of the moral standoff: it’s completely open about what it does and, whether you agree with it or not, it’s actually creating something ... Any glimpses of nudity humanize, rather than objectify, the subjects."

Makes perfect sense. Now if we could just get someone with an art degree and no fewer than four names to make that same thing sound more pretentious...

"Over the past decade and a half in particular, we’ve become increasingly desensitized, even numbed, by sex in imagery, because it has become increasingly explicit and present," explained Roderick van der Lee, who curated Ebrard's exhibition. "'It’s Just Love' incurs much stronger emotions, such as tenderness, humanity and a sense of fun by going in the other direction, by not being explicit, and by not falling into the traps of the many cliches of portraying the industry." 

Perfect!

Via Huffington Post