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Sex dolls, self-pleasure and sensuality: flick through a few of the steamiest galleries of the yr Photography is an inherently voyeuristic medium. The human body is objectified – sometimes controversially – through the photographer’s lens. And, if the photograph is nice, it strips back layers of the topic’s personality as well, inviting the viewer to take a deeper, more intimate look. Even the act of taking a photograph may be erotically charged. “To photograph is to carry one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality,” said Henri Cartier-Bresson. “It’s at that precise moment that mastering a picture becomes an ideal physical and mental joy.” I don’t have to spell it out much...