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I am frequently asked "what happened to Shy Shamed Secret Shadowed Hidden?" Well, the short answer is "it violated terms." The longer answer is that it was shut down by the provider. It seems the web isn't ready for photographs of women in undress, unless they say nothing about the history of photography, society or culture. The collector was, and is, proud of the collection. Each was selected and purchased over the years for a specific reason and to make a specific point about humanity, sexual identity, the role and function of shame in our society, the relationship between men and women, photographer and subject, voyeur and exhibitionist, humor and tragedy, choice and coercion and much more. It was, and is, far more than dirty pictures, although it certainly did attract it's share of viewers who obviously wanted just that. At the time it was shut down, the modest collection of 150 antique and vintage photographs was receiving some 40,000 hits a month. That's right. FORTY THOUSAND HITS A MONTH. For grainy, crumpled antique photographs and scratched-up polaroids from the 1960's. That in itself proves some point. The original essay, notes to the collection, selected cropped images and more is available HERE at the Shy Shamed Secret Shadowed Hidden website. Publishers and the curious are asked to contact vicminx@gmail.com
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