Women’s Faces Before, During, And After Orgasm In Photo Series Aimed To Help Normalize Female Sexuality
Ah, the elusive female orgasm. We don't always talk about it, and not all of us have experienced it, but it deserves our love and appreciation nonetheless. Agreeing with an earlier submission on Bored Panda, Brazilian photographer Marcos Alberti is aiming to break up the dense fog surrounding the world of female sexuality, and is celebrating it in all its glory with The O Project - a steamy series featuring photos of women from all around the world before and after an orgasm.
Teaming up with women's sex toy company Smile Makers, Alberti called on models of all nationalities willing to explore their sexuality on camera, including those from more conservative cultures such as China and Singapore. "Our partnership with Marcos allowed us to create this orgasm faces series to upend that social stigma around human and especially female sexuality, and encourage the normalization of female pleasure," said Fan Yang, Global Brand Manager of Smile Makers. Each model was given a 'Smile Maker' and left to do her thing, and the 4 frames of each finished (pun intended) piece show the changes in their expressions as they reach the climax of pleasure, then ease into final relief.
You might want to make sure the 'coast is clear' over your shoulders before scrolling down, because here you'll find some of our favorite chapters of The O Project. As always, be comfortable with yourself, and don't let anyone shame you for what comes naturally (again, pun really intended).
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whats with the rating system on these photos? are you rating the womens responses according to your own judgement of how she should express herself? are you rating her beauty? are you rating the photos ability to express the intention of the photo essay overall? Every single one is a beautiful capture these moments when women are at their most unguarded.
int he top right picture and the bottom left she looks like Dexter's sister - Debra Morgan !
First my wife now my girlfriend just what in the hell is going on here?
I think, it's about showing that female orgasms do NOT look like as orgasms shown in porn. Considering this, I agree that these pics help to normalize female sexuality.
I am not prude at all, but this makes me uncomfortable. 1. It's not authentic, regardless of whether or not they had real orgasms, the fact that they knew a camera was present, means there was filtering/posing to some degree. I also feel like a woman's face in the height of passion, is something very personal, and its not something that should be cheapened by exploitation. If guys did this, not only would it be terrifying, but most people wouldn't even click on it. I don't think this really normalizes anything, but really aims to arouse more than anything.
Omg, that is my favorite kind of porn: Men's O faces. (I'm a woman.) Absolutely my fave. See BeautifulAgony dot com. That site pioneered this idea a decade ago. But it's a short video, not just still pictures. Only the face shown; shoulders on up. A man or a women. By themselves. And you can hear their voices. The site prizes people acting as natural as they can; no acting. I only watch the men, because that's my thing. Hottest thing ever. Why would people be "terrified" of men's O faces? They are gorgeous and fascinating, and the best thing about sex with a man is seeing how his face is registering pleasure at what you're doing with him.
I think I understand what you're trying to say, but the point of normalizing women's sexuality is to untie it from men's. Women can pleasure themselves and each other and have absolutely zero to do with a man's sexuality, and that is the point. Which is not to say that showing men's O faces is a bad idea - it can show a pretty wonderful vulnerability that is important for men to connect with, and for everyone to acknowledge. I just don't think it would do all that much for women's sexuality, just as the above was never framed for men's enjoyment. That is precisely the point - most people saw it, and thought, "this will be arousing to men", when there is nothing in there that is meant to do that.
Exactly! Want to "help normalize female sexuality"? Begin to change the frigging focus to men for a change. That will bring balance. Men's expressions and moans are damn sexy. I'm tired of the gaze being on women's faces all the time, as an object to be consumed. This project is more of the same under false pretext. And I'm checking that website. Thanks girl!
I agree 100%!!
Hehe like how you put that last sentence.
Uh, I have a face like a bulldog's ass. I wouldn't want to see my own O face, safe bet nobody else would either, lol.
WOW you pay 8$ a month to see that? I am lucky I get many versions for free at home
And that's the problem with the current progression of sexual ideas. There are none. As long as people remain afraid to talk about it or embrace it, it's going to keep being a perverted practice instead of being a respected and unifying aspect of the human race. Normalizing it, requires talking about it, in all of it's forms, not just what people want.
Amanda you are so correct !Social media has created this BUT here we are talking about it at least we can voice our opinions ! I don't know you and we are communicating our thoughts :) I totally agree with you!
I would click it and find it just as amusing as this xD
It makes you "uncomfortable" and you think men's faces during orgasm are "terrifying"? That says a lot more about you than it does about the photographer, dear.
I understand your point, but first, this isn't necessarily exploitation. Nothing in those pictures is framed to please or arouse someone else. It's a portrait of someone doing something. Yes, the result is influenced by the fact that the women know they are being photographed, but that doesn't mean it's less authentic. It's not portrayed as being anything else than what it is: women having consented to have their picture taken as they orgasm. There is informed consent, there had to have been a comfortable and safe setting for it to happen - there's nothing in it that says exploitation, other than the association we usually make with female sexuality - that if it is displayed in any way, it's for someone else's enjoyment. And it IS usually the problem - except that in this case, they entirely OWN it. There is no nudity. They're not watching the objective as they orgasm. That is what is sought to normalize - women's sexuality as the sexuality of women, not that for men's enjoyment.
I disagree with the idea that seeing a similar article about men would be terrifying, but the rest of your comment is very on point imo.
It's amazing to see what makes people uncomfortable, these days. 1. An orgasm is also authentic, assuming you really had one. If they were masturbating or had a device do help them reach the climax, that is. It's one of those things you can't fake (I mean the expressions during it, since it's a powerful experience with inner physical manifestations). 2. It's not exploitation if they agreed to do it. If you have problems, so be it. They didn't have those and it's their call to feel if that is exploitation or not. 3. The male orgasm is not really elusive. I mean, you know the guy is finishes, whereas in the case of women that is not really true, considering they fake them constantly. That's why the word elusive is used and you would be surprised how many fake orgasms on a regular basis, if you don't already know that. I didn't find it arousing at all as a male. It was a fun experience and I enjoyed seeing their faces. And they had fun - it was literally an orgasmic experience.
"If guys did this, not only would it be terrifying, but most people wouldn't even click on it" HAHAAHHAHAA so true! Guys look like they are man, in pain, or being electrocuted when the cum.
I totally disagree. "Terrifying?" Is having sex with your man (I'm assuing you are a woman) terrifying when you have to look at his face? Faces are the best part by far.
I don't know about "Terrifying" but I do agree with your second point, I know I look that way.
What she said
And if a woman did it, would it be different? You said if a guy did it but do you realize they agreed to it? They are adults and they had a choice.
There is nothing arousing about this at all. It's pretty boring.
They signed up for it. It's their choice. Yeah, no one's gonna click it if a guy did it. No one cares really and that's the sad truth. Honestly, there wasn't any arousal from these images because it's like they all looked so strange during the process and after it's like so goofy.
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wow you are really in need of a vibrator... be happy!
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Clair you are need of a moral compass....perhaps an interest in finding ways to be of service to others rather than playing with yourself or deriving joy from this garbage. Good day :-)
I dunno, female sexuality is everywhere, do we really need this? I mean, I'm not against these things, but I think this is a bit unnecessary.
Female sexuality is everywhere, but it is largely in conjuncture with, or for the benefit of, men's sexuality. In American movie ratings, showing the face of a man being pleasured gets a lower rating than if you show a woman's. The topic of men pleasuring themselves is entirely normal, often discussed or shown in the media, but the masturbation scene in Black Swan, which was not explicit in any other way than Natalie Portman's facial expression, created controversy. It's not about women's sexuality being absent, it's about it being generally framed for men's benefit.
(Also, for all the controversy that something on Evangelion might have caused, it's not part of the mainstream. A Darren Aronofsky movie with Natalie Portman and Winona Ryder is. It's also not *only* how it is portrayed in the media, it's how it's discussed in general. Men are comfortable enough about masturbation to make jokes about jerking off. Things tend to get real quiet if you try to do something similar with women pleasuring themselves.)
Female sexuality really is largely framed for men's benefit. The double standard of a woman having lots of sex being a slut, and a man doing the same thing, a stud? Rooted in the idea that women's sexuality is for men's pleasure. If she's enjoying herself so much, there must be something wrong with her. Women are still assumed not to have all that much drive, expected to be modest and demure and respond to men's desire. There's a large chance that you would not see that explicitly stated anywhere, but it's still pervasive in society. Women's bodies - especially anything that can be construed as sexual, often wrongly - are shameful, unless they're used to sell something. A woman dressed sexily in the subway next to an ad for men's aftershave featuring a half-naked girl, if she gets assaulted, she still gets blamed for it, because she's not supposed to display it if it's not meant for a man's enjoyment. Again, it'll never be exactly stated like that, but it's still the mentality.
Laury, Yes!!
Yes you are extremely right. On a honest level, try taking a look at the "average" porn, feminine sexuality in movies, etc. it's always positioned in a way that is "fact". Like this is what men love so women must be aroused by this too kind of way.
"Female sexuality is everywhere" Tell that to Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Middleeast with female vaginal mutilation still in practice. ;) 3:)
"showing the face of a man being pleasured gets a lower rating than if you show a woman's" Because men's faces during orgasm are boring. Women's are far more interesting though. ;)
I think your point is diminished by men already primarily looking at women's faces while watching porn: https://www.lehmiller.com/blog/2012/6/18/what-do-men-and-women-focus-on-when-they-watch-porn-the-answ.html
Makes sense, but with the Black Swan example combined with your conclusion, it brings the question - Is it really farmed for men's benefit? Or is it that male audiences tend to be more aggressively reacting to it? There's no doubt that way too many times female sexuality was more of a tool for males' benefit, but it's not always this way. In fact, debates about when sexuality is degrading for women and when it is empowering is a very old and everlasting one. It's also a matter of perception. And for your information also the masturbation scene of Shinji Ikari (male) in Evangelion (a cartoon targeted for older audiences) created backlash too. Anyway, I thank you for your argument, I've been considering these things too, honestly. However, I still come to the conclusion that this is kind of unnecessary.
because the smile brought by orgasm has never been talked about before, everyone is just doing the orgasm faces.
Okay, yeah. This one is an interesting thing to consider indeed. Thank you.
Females usually being shown tone sexy or as a sex object. Not female sexuality.
"unnecessary"? You're on Bored Panda, not Curing Cancer dot com. Also, you and 25 other people still clicked on it even though the title said it all. Just sayin.
Yes. I clicked on it. It was intriguing. Saw it. Made the conclusion. So what? Besides that, comments section is fun. ♥
If you don’t find it necessary, and neither do I FWIW, it's not for you. I going to assume this is more aimed at folks who watch porn and movies. I hear women tell stories of "faking it" a lot. Think Meg Ryan in Harry Met Sally. That ain't the norm, it would seem many don't know that. I could see how this combats men's expectations and women who think they or their partner because don't respond like the movies display. Plus anything that alerts women that their sexuality and its success is for THEM to provide is good. Folks running around like it's somebody else's job to operate their equipment properly.
Heh, indeed it was hard to understand because of grammar, but I think I got your point. Like, the important thing here is showing female sexuality in a positive light, and as a thing to please themselves. In this stance, yeah, I agree with you.
Seriously hating the break in period on my new tablet. Sorry for the grammatically abominable post.
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Laury is just SO smart. I bet she's absolutely the life of a party. Everyone loves to hear her rant...over and over and over again. Believe me, honey, your sexuality is not for my pleasure. Ugh.
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the point is that it helps you not to stare a woman for example masturbating in a bus or a train
ok... if someone masturbating in a bus or train, men or woman it's illegal. i don't care but it's illegal
Yes, a bit awkward viewing the list. I imagine my own face... I don't want to show it to the world, to be honest xD
I look like a rabbit holding in a sneeze.
Who doesn't.
i came to look at this article because i wanted to not feel alone in my own weird faces, i think i found it lol Orgasms arent pretty its just how it be xD
I am not prude at all, but this makes me uncomfortable. 1. It's not authentic, regardless of whether or not they had real orgasms, the fact that they knew a camera was present, means there was filtering/posing to some degree. I also feel like a woman's face in the height of passion, is something very personal, and its not something that should be cheapened by exploitation. If guys did this, not only would it be terrifying, but most people wouldn't even click on it. I don't think this really normalizes anything, but really aims to arouse more than anything.
Omg, that is my favorite kind of porn: Men's O faces. (I'm a woman.) Absolutely my fave. See BeautifulAgony dot com. That site pioneered this idea a decade ago. But it's a short video, not just still pictures. Only the face shown; shoulders on up. A man or a women. By themselves. And you can hear their voices. The site prizes people acting as natural as they can; no acting. I only watch the men, because that's my thing. Hottest thing ever. Why would people be "terrified" of men's O faces? They are gorgeous and fascinating, and the best thing about sex with a man is seeing how his face is registering pleasure at what you're doing with him.
I think I understand what you're trying to say, but the point of normalizing women's sexuality is to untie it from men's. Women can pleasure themselves and each other and have absolutely zero to do with a man's sexuality, and that is the point. Which is not to say that showing men's O faces is a bad idea - it can show a pretty wonderful vulnerability that is important for men to connect with, and for everyone to acknowledge. I just don't think it would do all that much for women's sexuality, just as the above was never framed for men's enjoyment. That is precisely the point - most people saw it, and thought, "this will be arousing to men", when there is nothing in there that is meant to do that.
Exactly! Want to "help normalize female sexuality"? Begin to change the frigging focus to men for a change. That will bring balance. Men's expressions and moans are damn sexy. I'm tired of the gaze being on women's faces all the time, as an object to be consumed. This project is more of the same under false pretext. And I'm checking that website. Thanks girl!
I agree 100%!!
Hehe like how you put that last sentence.
Uh, I have a face like a bulldog's ass. I wouldn't want to see my own O face, safe bet nobody else would either, lol.
WOW you pay 8$ a month to see that? I am lucky I get many versions for free at home
And that's the problem with the current progression of sexual ideas. There are none. As long as people remain afraid to talk about it or embrace it, it's going to keep being a perverted practice instead of being a respected and unifying aspect of the human race. Normalizing it, requires talking about it, in all of it's forms, not just what people want.
Amanda you are so correct !Social media has created this BUT here we are talking about it at least we can voice our opinions ! I don't know you and we are communicating our thoughts :) I totally agree with you!
I would click it and find it just as amusing as this xD
It makes you "uncomfortable" and you think men's faces during orgasm are "terrifying"? That says a lot more about you than it does about the photographer, dear.
I understand your point, but first, this isn't necessarily exploitation. Nothing in those pictures is framed to please or arouse someone else. It's a portrait of someone doing something. Yes, the result is influenced by the fact that the women know they are being photographed, but that doesn't mean it's less authentic. It's not portrayed as being anything else than what it is: women having consented to have their picture taken as they orgasm. There is informed consent, there had to have been a comfortable and safe setting for it to happen - there's nothing in it that says exploitation, other than the association we usually make with female sexuality - that if it is displayed in any way, it's for someone else's enjoyment. And it IS usually the problem - except that in this case, they entirely OWN it. There is no nudity. They're not watching the objective as they orgasm. That is what is sought to normalize - women's sexuality as the sexuality of women, not that for men's enjoyment.
I disagree with the idea that seeing a similar article about men would be terrifying, but the rest of your comment is very on point imo.
It's amazing to see what makes people uncomfortable, these days. 1. An orgasm is also authentic, assuming you really had one. If they were masturbating or had a device do help them reach the climax, that is. It's one of those things you can't fake (I mean the expressions during it, since it's a powerful experience with inner physical manifestations). 2. It's not exploitation if they agreed to do it. If you have problems, so be it. They didn't have those and it's their call to feel if that is exploitation or not. 3. The male orgasm is not really elusive. I mean, you know the guy is finishes, whereas in the case of women that is not really true, considering they fake them constantly. That's why the word elusive is used and you would be surprised how many fake orgasms on a regular basis, if you don't already know that. I didn't find it arousing at all as a male. It was a fun experience and I enjoyed seeing their faces. And they had fun - it was literally an orgasmic experience.
"If guys did this, not only would it be terrifying, but most people wouldn't even click on it" HAHAAHHAHAA so true! Guys look like they are man, in pain, or being electrocuted when the cum.
I totally disagree. "Terrifying?" Is having sex with your man (I'm assuing you are a woman) terrifying when you have to look at his face? Faces are the best part by far.
I don't know about "Terrifying" but I do agree with your second point, I know I look that way.
What she said
And if a woman did it, would it be different? You said if a guy did it but do you realize they agreed to it? They are adults and they had a choice.
There is nothing arousing about this at all. It's pretty boring.
They signed up for it. It's their choice. Yeah, no one's gonna click it if a guy did it. No one cares really and that's the sad truth. Honestly, there wasn't any arousal from these images because it's like they all looked so strange during the process and after it's like so goofy.
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wow you are really in need of a vibrator... be happy!
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Clair you are need of a moral compass....perhaps an interest in finding ways to be of service to others rather than playing with yourself or deriving joy from this garbage. Good day :-)
I dunno, female sexuality is everywhere, do we really need this? I mean, I'm not against these things, but I think this is a bit unnecessary.
Female sexuality is everywhere, but it is largely in conjuncture with, or for the benefit of, men's sexuality. In American movie ratings, showing the face of a man being pleasured gets a lower rating than if you show a woman's. The topic of men pleasuring themselves is entirely normal, often discussed or shown in the media, but the masturbation scene in Black Swan, which was not explicit in any other way than Natalie Portman's facial expression, created controversy. It's not about women's sexuality being absent, it's about it being generally framed for men's benefit.
(Also, for all the controversy that something on Evangelion might have caused, it's not part of the mainstream. A Darren Aronofsky movie with Natalie Portman and Winona Ryder is. It's also not *only* how it is portrayed in the media, it's how it's discussed in general. Men are comfortable enough about masturbation to make jokes about jerking off. Things tend to get real quiet if you try to do something similar with women pleasuring themselves.)
Female sexuality really is largely framed for men's benefit. The double standard of a woman having lots of sex being a slut, and a man doing the same thing, a stud? Rooted in the idea that women's sexuality is for men's pleasure. If she's enjoying herself so much, there must be something wrong with her. Women are still assumed not to have all that much drive, expected to be modest and demure and respond to men's desire. There's a large chance that you would not see that explicitly stated anywhere, but it's still pervasive in society. Women's bodies - especially anything that can be construed as sexual, often wrongly - are shameful, unless they're used to sell something. A woman dressed sexily in the subway next to an ad for men's aftershave featuring a half-naked girl, if she gets assaulted, she still gets blamed for it, because she's not supposed to display it if it's not meant for a man's enjoyment. Again, it'll never be exactly stated like that, but it's still the mentality.
Laury, Yes!!
Yes you are extremely right. On a honest level, try taking a look at the "average" porn, feminine sexuality in movies, etc. it's always positioned in a way that is "fact". Like this is what men love so women must be aroused by this too kind of way.
"Female sexuality is everywhere" Tell that to Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Middleeast with female vaginal mutilation still in practice. ;) 3:)
"showing the face of a man being pleasured gets a lower rating than if you show a woman's" Because men's faces during orgasm are boring. Women's are far more interesting though. ;)
I think your point is diminished by men already primarily looking at women's faces while watching porn: https://www.lehmiller.com/blog/2012/6/18/what-do-men-and-women-focus-on-when-they-watch-porn-the-answ.html
Makes sense, but with the Black Swan example combined with your conclusion, it brings the question - Is it really farmed for men's benefit? Or is it that male audiences tend to be more aggressively reacting to it? There's no doubt that way too many times female sexuality was more of a tool for males' benefit, but it's not always this way. In fact, debates about when sexuality is degrading for women and when it is empowering is a very old and everlasting one. It's also a matter of perception. And for your information also the masturbation scene of Shinji Ikari (male) in Evangelion (a cartoon targeted for older audiences) created backlash too. Anyway, I thank you for your argument, I've been considering these things too, honestly. However, I still come to the conclusion that this is kind of unnecessary.
because the smile brought by orgasm has never been talked about before, everyone is just doing the orgasm faces.
Okay, yeah. This one is an interesting thing to consider indeed. Thank you.
Females usually being shown tone sexy or as a sex object. Not female sexuality.
"unnecessary"? You're on Bored Panda, not Curing Cancer dot com. Also, you and 25 other people still clicked on it even though the title said it all. Just sayin.
Yes. I clicked on it. It was intriguing. Saw it. Made the conclusion. So what? Besides that, comments section is fun. ♥
If you don’t find it necessary, and neither do I FWIW, it's not for you. I going to assume this is more aimed at folks who watch porn and movies. I hear women tell stories of "faking it" a lot. Think Meg Ryan in Harry Met Sally. That ain't the norm, it would seem many don't know that. I could see how this combats men's expectations and women who think they or their partner because don't respond like the movies display. Plus anything that alerts women that their sexuality and its success is for THEM to provide is good. Folks running around like it's somebody else's job to operate their equipment properly.
Heh, indeed it was hard to understand because of grammar, but I think I got your point. Like, the important thing here is showing female sexuality in a positive light, and as a thing to please themselves. In this stance, yeah, I agree with you.
Seriously hating the break in period on my new tablet. Sorry for the grammatically abominable post.
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Laury is just SO smart. I bet she's absolutely the life of a party. Everyone loves to hear her rant...over and over and over again. Believe me, honey, your sexuality is not for my pleasure. Ugh.
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the point is that it helps you not to stare a woman for example masturbating in a bus or a train
ok... if someone masturbating in a bus or train, men or woman it's illegal. i don't care but it's illegal
Yes, a bit awkward viewing the list. I imagine my own face... I don't want to show it to the world, to be honest xD
I look like a rabbit holding in a sneeze.
Who doesn't.
i came to look at this article because i wanted to not feel alone in my own weird faces, i think i found it lol Orgasms arent pretty its just how it be xD