Photographer Gavin O'Neill clearly hasn't realised that the media like their women to be either dirty sluts or helpless angels, as he is surprised at the "poor Lara" spin that's been put upon the reemergence of the nude photoshoot he and Bingle undertook some time ago.

Yes, the conservative media outlets can't imagine that a) a young model would choose to pose nude or topless for some otherwise sophisticated photos, b) that the photographer wouldn't have been taking advantage of her in working with her, and c) that she wouldn't be completely ashamed and resort to the usual "I was young and needed the money!" excuses if the photos were distributed after the fact.

Here's O'Neill's take on it all:

But while Bingle has been painted as the victim in a sleazy expose that just won't disappear, O'Neill says the images are beautiful and tasteful - an opinion shared by the Cronulla model's management at International Quarterback.

Bingle and O'Neill have maintained a close professional relationship since the nude shoot, working together on several commercial projects.

"Everybody has this perception that Lara is embarrassed by the pictures but she's not ashamed at all - she loves these pictures," O'Neill told the Daily Telegraph's Confidential.

"I spoke to her about it today and she really doesn't understand why people would think 'poor Lara'. She and her family have no issue with the images at all."

Personally, we're with O'Neill and Lara's management - in the scheme of "surfaced" nudie photos, these ones are lovely; Lara looks gorgeous and womanly (although, where has she been hiding those bazoongas??) and the whole thing is about as far from a shameful Zoo-style strip-down as you can get.

Now, if the media could stop treating her like their sheltered 16-year-old virgin daughter who lives in a bubble within which it is perpetually 1956, that would be very nice, thanks!

 

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