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Old 08-23-2014, 07:54 PM  
Bladewire
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I checked out his instagram online and saw his non daughter related stuff, he has a great eye.

I watched the clip in the OP. He knows exactly what he's trying to convey to people with the POV shots of his daughter between his legs in the bathtub and all the other "outside the box" naked daughter shots.

He's definitely trying to get attention. With all the attention he's gotten I wont be surprised if he continues taking pics of his naked children for the next few years, until they say no. I think he'll stoke the flames every other year give or take.

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This is on his Instagram Online, kind of shows where he's coming from:

So I haven't really had time to address everything that's been happening with my photography and the international attention it's been getting. I've been on a motorcycle trip shooting photos out in the middle of nowhere... but here are a few things I'd like to say. First off, I never took my photos with the intention of exploiting my children (and I don't feel a need to defend myself at all), this all came about as a response to the words and actions taken by others. For me it's as much about the rights of people to live unafraid as it is about the artistic merit of the work. The way I curated the show, and the book I made, was to juxtapose the images against the vitriolic backlash they received. The entire point was to position people's perspectives against two different viewpoints, and ultimately, to enable a conversation.

The press I've gotten spans not only America, but the globe. I'm getting calls and having articles printed in such esteemed publications as The Huffington Post, The Examiner, Time Magazine, Reddit, Petapixel, and as far away as Hong Kong, Denmark, Australia, Brazil, and more, and Monday I'm going to Time Warner studios in New York to do a television interview (details to follow). Point is, it's working. Through all the press, there have been literally THOUSANDS of comments posted, with debates, concessions and outright battles being waged in threads all over the internet. This makes me happy.

I want to defend people against the encroachment and compression of our liberties. I want us to live forward into opportunity instead of in fear of dark possibilities. If we all lead with our most accepting, respectful, open hearts, and endeavor to be our brother's keeper rather than our brother's aggressor, we can beat this shit and build a world we're proud to pass down to our children.
We all just need to chill, and #leadwithlove

Thank you all for the support. Word up.

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