QC Arts: The Incredible Sexiness Of Brave Wounded Veterans

To say we love this kind of projects would be an understatement. It’s so inspiring, and hot, to see how photographer Michael Stokes is shattering stereotypes left and right with his stunning images portraying war veterans in sexually charged positions of power and strength. We have closely followed Alex Minsky career and we have discussed the topic of the taboo in the sexuality of people with disabilities (much to our surprise the rapport among QC readers in that particular Open Forum post was incredible) so as soon as we learnt about this kickstarter we thought it would be appreciated by our dear readers.

You are probably familiar with Mr. Stokes body of work as he gained notoriety when an arresting set of images of U.S. Marine Alex Minsky, whose leg was amputated after suffering a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in 2009, gained almost instant universal acclaim. This time he’s about to launch a new photo boook titled “Always Loyal” featuring men and women, former members of the military, that have overcome war wounds and injuries, most of them have lost one or multiple limbs from IED attacks.

We invite you to check some the images we liked the best after the jump and we encourage you to participate in his project. QC reader, what’s your take about amputee models? Is inspiring or exploitative? Tell us in the comments!