“Too often in social media do we see women hyper-sexualized in all the wrong aspects. Our bodies and our sexuality within this platform consistently cater to the male gaze via advertisements and the domain of photography. Because of this, it has taught a multitude of men that saying and doing certain things are okay when majority of the time they are not.

As a female erotica photographer, my mission is to not only empower women with the realness of their sexuality, but show the beauty and raw energy of sexual equality across all ethnicities and gender classifications. As a visual artist, it is my mission to show true love and/or lust in a consensual fashion…to show how relationships should be. When I shoot models, I’m not just shooting sex. I’m shooting love, compassion and trust in its rawest form. “

Photography | Lauren Woods