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Sex In The Park

Lovers who cannot afford to go to love hotels often head for the large city 
parks, where, away from the scrutiny of their families, peers, and school 
authorities, they are able to indulge in their passions under cover of 
darkness. Mere yards of off the well-traveled well-lit paths in these parks, 
the furtive young couples find secluded spots to whisper of their love for 
each other.  

"My favorite night of the week are Friday and Saturday because then I go 
the park for my hobby, which I call 'dark sneak love action.' I name it 
that because they are burning word to me, conjuring up darkness, thrill, 
fornication, and sneaking. I have to be careful with my hobby because it 
is forbidden, and some do not understand.

"My technique is to walk like a slow cruiser to the park while observe 
around me and and excitement in my head. My camera is loaded, I am alert 
to all possible situation. but to the people nearby I am just a shadow, 
a nothing. That's why they think I am on the go for "nightbirds' and 
emotional young lovers look for secret passion shame together. I pick 
a boy and a girl hold hand and walk behind until they go in the bush. 
Then I go to the tree, my camera is already snappin! They make out and 
I am click click click like a fever. Yes, my camera is noisy and loud 
when I shoot, but the young 'touch-monkeys' are so kissy and drunk that 
they never look up until I am close by. I get down crawl so far I can 
reach out to grope them, but I just stare at caress and listen to rustle 
of clothes, moaning, sigh, and declaration of eternal devotion and scarey 
hate words. That is why I call it 'dark sneak love action.' 

"These are my pictures, full of danger and passion. do you observe the 
details like I do? Can you tell the story? It is not easy to take these 
photo. They make some angry. They make some embarrass. They make some 
turn on. It is a hobby of complication and daring, and some do not 
understand. You have to know who your friends are. You have to know who 
will like the picture. You have to know that most people do not like 
surprise in middle of make out session. 

"Most of all, you have to know how to run."
   
Text by Matt Groening

[3 B&W] Photographs from a book by Kohei Yoshiyuki