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Can breasts be more than just boobs? I say yes, they can.
Jordan Matter is a New York photographer. His new book, Uncovered, shows 80 women topless in New York City. But it’s not porn.
The porn and entertainment industries have sexualized breasts (which are meant to feed babies!) and turned them into something to stare at, but Jordan Matter’s Uncovered is meant to battle that stereotype.
Jordan Matter took pictures of women in the streets and parks in New York for more than six years, challenging fears and American culture. The book’s reviews say that many of the women wrote text to go along with their pictures and gave interviews. None of the models were paid for their photos, and some of the preview pictures of Uncovered show a “realistic” portrayal of the female body, not the fake ones that are in Cosmo and Redbook.
The Uncovered book goes for 45 bucks on Amazon, but it’s 100% sold out right now. I haven’t seen a copy yet, but there are a few preview pages on Jordan Matter’s website.
One more good thing about the Uncovered book: 10% of the sales are donated to a nonprofit that is fighting sexual slavery in Asia. That alone makes me want to buy a copy.
(You can see more about the Uncovered book at the link on the left.