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Published 15:11 06 Apr 2026 GMT
Photographer takes photos of women right after sex for an important purpose
It's one of the most intimate moments someone can experience - and some women have now shared some pretty intimate portraits with the world.
A new collection has seen a photographer take pictures of women after they'd had sex and explain her intentions behind her choice.
Patricia Tio is the photographer in question, and her collection sought to open up a conversation about female sex and sexuality.
Each of the portraits contains a woman, shot by Tio soon after the woman finished having sex.
Why did the photographer take pictures of women after sex?
Tio said that the collection came from the need to start an "open discussion" with her female friends about sex and sexuality, something she thought lacking in her current circles.
The original idea came to her during the pandemic, where the female subjects would have sex and then contact her to come over to take their picture soon after the act had taken place.
Speaking to the British Journal of Photography, she said that she sought to create "an honest and untampered representation."
Tio says that the collection isn't meant to titillate.
"It’s not about being sexy or about underwear, nudity or trying to represent masturbation or orgasms because those are constantly exploited for male pleasure," she explained.
What did the photographer say about the collection?
Speaking to LadBible, Tio said that: "I started noticing a pattern with most of my friends were actually uncomfortable talking about anything deeper than 'I went on a date and we slept together'.
"That was as much as someone was willing to share."
In that regard, Tio's photos are free of the exploitation of the female body like porn. The women in the photos are not objectified or hyper-sexualized.
"We have that vulnerable moment and at the end of it we have to go and take care of ourselves and remove ourselves from that situation," Tio went on to say.
"I really wanted to use that moment when you kind of leave and capture that because it's when you're questioning everything.
"Even if it's a partner that you've had for five years, females, they still have so much going on in their head and it's a vulnerable moment and you tend to cover up.
"I wanted to capture natural interactions. So not perhaps a girl that's like completely put herself head to toe in lingerie and try to really impress someone."
Some of her subjects were even family members and friends, although she says she hopes being included in the collection "made a difference" to them.