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I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

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Ok, yes, this title is definitely a clickbait and I apologize to anyone who thought they would now get to see pictures of people having sex in the public space – if you really wanna see that though, I’m sure you know where to look for it ;-)

I wasn’t lying though, I do take pictures of people making love, but do you really have to be naked to make love? Isn’t a hug, a kiss, or even just a smile, just as much a part of love making?

So for all the hopeless romantics out there, here’s a collection of lovebirds I caught right in the act…

More info: mikaeltheimer.com

This seems hearfelt (Montréal)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

When a kiss on the cheek is worth a thousand “I love you”s (Montréal)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

In French, love is a masculine word (Montréal)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

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They said goodbye here… (Paris)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

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… and then again there (Paris)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

Exactly one week after the November 13th attacks. Love wins. (Paris)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

Not even afraid – Place de la République, memorial for the November 13th attacks (Paris)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

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Hold on tight during the bus ride (Montréal)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

Lovers de la Montagne (Montréal)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

I think she found the assistance she needed (Montréal)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

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A kiss on a hand may be quite sentimental but… (Paris)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

And suddenly it’s like there’s no one around (Montréal)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

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What’s warmer than a hug? A hug with a scarf. (Montréal)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

The hour seems happy indeed (Paris)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

I’ll take a waffle and a kiss (Paris)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

There’s something quite sexy and romantic about a Vespa… (Montréal)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

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Night club love (Paris)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

A good hug slows time down (Montréal)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

Classic “where do I put my hands?” problem (Montréal)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

You saw nothing (Montréal)

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

Love is beautiful in black and white

I Photograph People Making Love In Public Places

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Mikaël Theimer (MKL)

Keep your heart and mind as open as your eyes.

Keep your heart and mind as open as your eyes.

What do you think ?

ReinOngco 8 years ago

I want to live in a place where I can be myself. Free from prejudice.

13points

JerieRagsac 8 years ago

like, come out of the closet?Honey, I know where you're from.. and from how I see things, we don't have "prejudice" here. :)

-1point

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LeenPol 8 years ago

I loved this. Loved, loved, loved it! Love is a beautiful thing.

10points

SusannaVesna 8 years ago

I also want to live in a place where u can kiss someone in public and not get jailed for it :/

8points

TamarElmensdorp-Lijzenga 8 years ago

That's just beautiful.

3points

Kristina 8 years ago

Beautiful. Truly beautiful.

1point

MaríaFernandaRodríguezBonilla 8 years ago

Pretty!

1point

Amarjeet Kaur 4 years ago

Love is beautiful when black and white. I appreciate you doing this. It's beautiful

0points

Guni Gugu 8 years ago

I have been single for so long, need someone hug me right TT_______TT (I am seriously jealous)

0points

Elly Hyde 8 years ago

This made me feel so happy

0points

CassidyHoward 8 years ago

I agree with all the comments below, but I find it just a little bit creepy that this person was taking pictures of people kissing... hmm... just me

0points

AvinashHemmady 8 years ago

Beautiful photo essay.

0points

suvanisubba 8 years ago

lovely work :)

0points

HannahEkberg 8 years ago

beautiful

0points

JessSion 8 years ago

Very endearing photos.. Great job at capturing these moments!

0points

JessicaRuiz 8 years ago

¡Qué lindo!

0points

DanielChristie 8 years ago

its a worth for every moment.

0points

TamásiJuli 8 years ago

your photos are beutiful. and the whole idea is beautiful. you can be proud!

0points

MatiasRobespierre 8 years ago

I love it!

0points

MateuszWysokiński 8 years ago

I like to take picutres of kisses too :) http://www.wysokiniski.com/jedno_zdjecie/couples-and-photographers-pary-i-fotografowie/

0points

AbdullahalMamunTusher 8 years ago

so beautiful

0points

MunizaTariq 8 years ago

nothing extraordinary there

0points

AlinaGabrel-Kamińska 8 years ago

Very nice series :) Like it!

0points

HanlimYee 8 years ago

hmm. I don't know if it's just me but if this post includes people with all races, all sexual orientations and all types of love (mother and child/father and child/grandparents and grandchild/pets etc). Wouldn't that defines who we are on this earth? Just Sayin. Nice stuff tho :)

0points

JerieRagsac 8 years ago

well, the author did write "Making Love" in his title. If you urbandictionary or even the normal google definition the term, mother-child/father-child/grandparents-grandchild/pets-humans "making love' would be freaky. (unless you're into that sort of thing, go you! :)

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DariaB 8 years ago

Oh, wait! But he DID include homosexuals too.

0points

DariaB 8 years ago

You have a good point, but this series is about that particular kind of love, for it's Valentine Day this week end. And I don't think the artist is being discriminatory towards ethnicities or sexualities, I believe he would have included homosexuals as well if he had stumbled across them too.

0points

MarielleValenzuela 8 years ago

They are not photographs of "people making love" — so I object to the tabloid title trying to garner views. Give us a break.

-1point

susanjdc 8 years ago

What is "making love "for you? For me they are exactling doing that.

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JerieRagsac 8 years ago

"Making love"? "Make out", maybe.. because making love is when clothes come off and bedsheets gets ruffled. (or maybe that's just pornhub talking for me.) Point is, a kiss, a peck, a hug, a smooch isn't "Making Love". This lazy panda is too lazy to google the definition. (like, are you even an adult? geez)

-1point

AnaLilia 8 years ago

actually is the other way around making love is not about sexual intercourse, making love is a hung a kiss that say i love being by your side and don't want to let you go, everything is gonna be alright that is making love. some people only have sexual intercourse just to satisfy their physical needs no feelings involved

4points

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LanceBoil 8 years ago

Unless you see something I don't see, they are not 'making love'. They look to be making out, or hugging or cuddling but they all seem to have their pants on.

-1point

IsraelMartinez 8 years ago

Clearly, we read more than you read ...

2points

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SophieG 8 years ago

"if you really wanna see that though, I’m sure you know where to look for it ;-)" ☺ and awwww

2points

Emily 8 years ago

Hahaha!!

0points

Xenthia 8 years ago

As long as it's in b&w, it's totally art and definitely not creepy at all.

-3points

MikaëlTheimer(MKL) (Post author) 8 years ago

The only thing I can say it is 100%, is photography. I don't stalk anyone though, these are just couples I happened to run into in the last year or so. And when the situation allows it, I go say hi afterwards, all those I've spoken to where happy to get the picture as a souvenir of a nice moment. Sorry if you think I'm creepy... I just can't help but take pictures of things I find beautiful!

6points

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ReinOngco 8 years ago

I want to live in a place where I can be myself. Free from prejudice.

13points

JerieRagsac 8 years ago

like, come out of the closet?Honey, I know where you're from.. and from how I see things, we don't have "prejudice" here. :)

-1point

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LeenPol 8 years ago

I loved this. Loved, loved, loved it! Love is a beautiful thing.

10points

SusannaVesna 8 years ago

I also want to live in a place where u can kiss someone in public and not get jailed for it :/

8points

TamarElmensdorp-Lijzenga 8 years ago

That's just beautiful.

3points

Kristina 8 years ago

Beautiful. Truly beautiful.

1point

MaríaFernandaRodríguezBonilla 8 years ago

Pretty!

1point

Amarjeet Kaur 4 years ago

Love is beautiful when black and white. I appreciate you doing this. It's beautiful

0points

Guni Gugu 8 years ago

I have been single for so long, need someone hug me right TT_______TT (I am seriously jealous)

0points

Elly Hyde 8 years ago

This made me feel so happy

0points

CassidyHoward 8 years ago

I agree with all the comments below, but I find it just a little bit creepy that this person was taking pictures of people kissing... hmm... just me

0points

AvinashHemmady 8 years ago

Beautiful photo essay.

0points

suvanisubba 8 years ago

lovely work :)

0points

HannahEkberg 8 years ago

beautiful

0points

JessSion 8 years ago

Very endearing photos.. Great job at capturing these moments!

0points

JessicaRuiz 8 years ago

¡Qué lindo!

0points

DanielChristie 8 years ago

its a worth for every moment.

0points

TamásiJuli 8 years ago

your photos are beutiful. and the whole idea is beautiful. you can be proud!

0points

MatiasRobespierre 8 years ago

I love it!

0points

MateuszWysokiński 8 years ago

I like to take picutres of kisses too :) http://www.wysokiniski.com/jedno_zdjecie/couples-and-photographers-pary-i-fotografowie/

0points

AbdullahalMamunTusher 8 years ago

so beautiful

0points

MunizaTariq 8 years ago

nothing extraordinary there

0points

AlinaGabrel-Kamińska 8 years ago

Very nice series :) Like it!

0points

HanlimYee 8 years ago

hmm. I don't know if it's just me but if this post includes people with all races, all sexual orientations and all types of love (mother and child/father and child/grandparents and grandchild/pets etc). Wouldn't that defines who we are on this earth? Just Sayin. Nice stuff tho :)

0points

JerieRagsac 8 years ago

well, the author did write "Making Love" in his title. If you urbandictionary or even the normal google definition the term, mother-child/father-child/grandparents-grandchild/pets-humans "making love' would be freaky. (unless you're into that sort of thing, go you! :)

0points

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DariaB 8 years ago

Oh, wait! But he DID include homosexuals too.

0points

DariaB 8 years ago

You have a good point, but this series is about that particular kind of love, for it's Valentine Day this week end. And I don't think the artist is being discriminatory towards ethnicities or sexualities, I believe he would have included homosexuals as well if he had stumbled across them too.

0points

MarielleValenzuela 8 years ago

They are not photographs of "people making love" — so I object to the tabloid title trying to garner views. Give us a break.

-1point

susanjdc 8 years ago

What is "making love "for you? For me they are exactling doing that.

0points

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JerieRagsac 8 years ago

"Making love"? "Make out", maybe.. because making love is when clothes come off and bedsheets gets ruffled. (or maybe that's just pornhub talking for me.) Point is, a kiss, a peck, a hug, a smooch isn't "Making Love". This lazy panda is too lazy to google the definition. (like, are you even an adult? geez)

-1point

AnaLilia 8 years ago

actually is the other way around making love is not about sexual intercourse, making love is a hung a kiss that say i love being by your side and don't want to let you go, everything is gonna be alright that is making love. some people only have sexual intercourse just to satisfy their physical needs no feelings involved

4points

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LanceBoil 8 years ago

Unless you see something I don't see, they are not 'making love'. They look to be making out, or hugging or cuddling but they all seem to have their pants on.

-1point

IsraelMartinez 8 years ago

Clearly, we read more than you read ...

2points

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SophieG 8 years ago

"if you really wanna see that though, I’m sure you know where to look for it ;-)" ☺ and awwww

2points

Emily 8 years ago

Hahaha!!

0points

Xenthia 8 years ago

As long as it's in b&w, it's totally art and definitely not creepy at all.

-3points

MikaëlTheimer(MKL) (Post author) 8 years ago

The only thing I can say it is 100%, is photography. I don't stalk anyone though, these are just couples I happened to run into in the last year or so. And when the situation allows it, I go say hi afterwards, all those I've spoken to where happy to get the picture as a souvenir of a nice moment. Sorry if you think I'm creepy... I just can't help but take pictures of things I find beautiful!

6points

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