I picked this image as a deliberate contrast to yesterday’s post. That one was clean, crisp and clear. There was no doubt what was going on or the context for it. I like this one for pretty much the opposite reasons. None of the figures are particularly clear. There’s a well marked back, but it’s not obvious how or why it has been marked. There’s some rope but I’m uncertain if he has been tied in place or has voluntarily adopted a position of supplication. I can’t even see what the women are holding.
Is it a shot from a play? Religious theater? Performance art? Posted photograph? Porn? The ambiguity is appealing.
The photographer is Stefano Obino. I found it via the Femdom Style Counsel tumblr.