I get chills when I see an editorial shoot in a way that's so seductively done that it's nothing short of brilliance. A classic example of this is basically anything Madonna has ever done, including her 1992 book sex (but that's an extreme case). U.K.'s Daniel Jackson's shoot for Acne Paper Sweden's Summer '09 edition is just one of those spreads that takes that extreme case and turns it into something marketable and quite frankly, irresistibly sexy.With an ensemble cast of models that fits each mysteriously shot photo so perfectly, one can't help but take note. L'Amant (or Lover en francais) is a tribute to sensual (almost fetish) stereotypes that leave the viewer with just a teensy bit of an eyebrow raise. Models include Anne Vyalitsyna, Iris Strubegger, Missy Rayder, Diana Dondoe, Marina Perez, Liu Wen, Alyssa Miller, Linda Vojtova, Sessilee Lopez, Colby Parsons, Marcel, and Adam Lundbergh.
Each photo lures the viewer in, wanting more of what is shown and craving to delve deeper into what isn't. Provocativeness is key in that the sex itself isn't blaring and thrown in your face. It's not obvious. It's something that you have to think about and much is left to the imagination. All in all, I want framed copies of every single one of these prints because I know that they're going to be worth quite a bit someday.
