"Outerbridge was a designer and illustrator in New York before turning to photography in the 1920s. In 1925, having established himself as an innovative advertising photographer and graphic designer, he moved to Paris and worked for the French edition of Vogue magazine. There he met Edward Steichen, with whom he developed a friendly rivalry. Around 1930, having returned to New York, Outerbridge began to experiment with color photography, in particular the carbro-color process. He focused primarily on erotic female nudes, images that occasionally had menacing overtones and whose shocking, full-color realism resulted in a scandal, hastening the end of his photographic career. In 1943 Outerbridge moved to California, where he photographed only intermittently."
I chose to add these images on my blog to show what fetish photography can look like in the mainstream. It used to be risky and controversial but now photographers can push the boundaries much more. There is no need anymore to show a female nude in fetish photography, this has been done by many photographers. Much more effective would be to show as little as possible. I tried this with my own shoot.
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