Such misconceptions should immediately be thrown away because we live in a time when feminism is the new black and women have the power to exercise their freedom and sexuality to the fullest extent.
The latest publication from blogger Katie West, "Nanoka", celebrates the beauty of the female figure and the power that women have to be who they want to be. With Canadian photographer Jack Scoresby, West traveled across Japan over a span of 7 days "shooting eachother, staying in some hotels they didn`t belong in ( and some they did), wandering around, drinking and getting tattoos" (Magcloud, 2010).
(image: Jack Scoresby for Nanoka)
The photo book follows the two as they enjoy various Japanese cuisines, subcultures, and places that makes Japan such a culturally unique country. The design of the book is simple with a few pages of writing from both West and Scoresby. But the simplicity of the book allows viewers to relive and enjoy the ride along with them. But in between such shots are the intimate photos taken of each other. It is sensual, beautiful, raw, gritty, and sometimes comical.
The pictures seem to tell us that it is okay to be naked in front of a camera. That it is alright if you pleasure yourself in front of the window in a hotel room while the city bursts with life at midnight. There is nothing strange, taboo, or wrong about anything that you do because you are a man, woman, or both.
You are human.
Stevenson`s article and Nanoka screams to the world what most people still do not seem to hear. In a society where sexism is still alive and glass ceilings remain unbroken, we are constantly pressured to abide by their rules.
But to find your own voice and be mentally free from such binders is liberation. And it may be the greatest feeling besides love.
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