Since I was young, I've always really loved erotic images. I remember that in my early teen years I would get so aroused by the erotic comics I would encounter and as a one of the first girls in my class to have a C cup, I found myself identifying with these busty characters and wanting to emulate their sensuality. I still have a particular love for erotic comics but recently my love for images has shifted towards photography. There's something about seeing someone else indulge in the beauty of their body that reminds you that you have permission to do so as well. However as a member of a visible minority sometimes I find myself craving images of bodies I can relate to. I crave to see hair that curls like mines, breast as full as mine and skin as dark as mine. It's not that I haven't found any black erotica online, it's that a grand majority of the black erotica I find is degrading and crass, at least in my opinion. That issue of misrepresentation has been lingering in my head for a while but now that I'm in a loving relationship with a black man it bugs me even more. The beautiful, sensual and loving black couple that my man and I are is virtually unrepresented in the erotic scene I follow and its left me with a want to capture what we have and eternalize it.
