What has always stayed with me about this image is how much it reflects the way I often worked then, instinctively, improvising, and trying to create something sensual and painterly out of whatever was available in the moment.

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This image was originally photographed for a European magazine editorial and published under a pseudonym.

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At the time, my first book, Images of Woman, had already come out, and I was still careful about protecting the reputation I thought I needed to maintain. I wasn’t quite ready to connect every side of my work under one name.

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That changed with time.

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The older I got, the less interested I was in hiding the provocative side of what I do. What once felt risky became part of my identity as an artist. Now I can look at this image and smile, because it says exactly what it was always meant to say.

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The strongest line in all of this, to me, is the idea that this image reveals an unseen side of your career. That’s the hook. That should stay.

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I can also blend this into the exact same format and rhythm as your Fanny Fox and other RDO story pieces so they all feel like one consistent series.