104 Steamy Modern Takes on Sensuality

From Sexy Amputee Shoots to Stripped-Down Sandtography

— December 5, 2009 — Pop Culture
In 2009, we've seen a number of different takes on sensuality. Sure, a sprawling nude model will always win in the sensuality department, but this year we've also seen sensuous shoots that depict amputee models, women covered with tattoos and channel the retro circus and vaudeville era.

Below, you'll see 105 of our most viral takes on sensuality. No two are exactly alike; some use the word 'sensual' in its truest form of engaging the senses. After clicking through this sensuality cluster, which is your favorite interpretation?
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Subordinate Photo Shoots
Subordinate Photo Shoots
'Under One's Power' by Justin Tan Explores a Well-Heeled Household
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93
Hairy Milktography
Hairy Milktography
Gabriel Michel's 'Milky Way' Makes Bathtime Sexy With Stubble
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92
Fiery Photo Shoots
Fiery Photo Shoots
Aaron McPolin 'Colour Series' Captures Women in Control
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91
Disconnected Fashion Shoots
Disconnected Fashion Shoots
Aorta 'Homecoming Queen' Editorial for 125 Magazine Explores a Model's
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90
Sensualvertising Yoga Jeans
Sensualvertising Yoga Jeans
Second Clothing ‘Feel Good, Real Good' Celebrates Curves
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89
Sensuous Airbrushing
Sensuous Airbrushing
Arn0's Retro Imagery Brings Out the Best in Female Beauty
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88
Sensual Eatography
Sensual Eatography
Hedi Slimane's ‘First Time' Shows Flavors of Edible Emotion
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87
Ingenue Photo Shoots
Ingenue Photo Shoots
Thuy Linh Trinh Captures Innocence in the Flesh
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86
Water-Spitting Editorials
Water-Spitting Editorials
Chadwick Tyler Shoots 'Mathilde is Mad' for Russh Magazine Nov/Dec '09
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85
Seductive Jazztorials
Seductive Jazztorials
The Vogue Paris October 2009 Issue Features a Musically Sexy Spread
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84
Thigh-Baring Editorials
Thigh-Baring Editorials
Tetyana Brazhnyk in 'Sexy Metal' for Elle Spain's December 2009 Issue
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83
Invasive Handtography
Invasive Handtography
Megan Fox New York Time Shoot features oldschool lingerie
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82
Sweatitorials
Sweatitorials
Rachel Bilson in Flaunt Magazine Struts Her Sexy Self
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81
Ethereal Jewelry Shoots
Ethereal Jewelry Shoots
Dina Yassin & Julia Pogodina's 'All About Eve' Photo Set
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80
Belly-Baring Shoots
Belly-Baring Shoots
Audrina Patridge from the Hills Shows off Fall's Hottest Styles
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79
Miserable Model Photoshoots
Miserable Model Photoshoots
Michael Epps' Photography Proves Misery Loves Company
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78
Remixing Racy Commercials
Remixing Racy Commercials
3 Minutes of Sexy Fun Features Mashup of Hot Ads
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77
Lace Femme Fatale Fashion
Lace Femme Fatale Fashion
Max Azria Proves Black is Still Sexy
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76
Passionate Embrace Shoots
Passionate Embrace Shoots
The Gucci Cruise 2010 Campaign's Scandalous Poolside Frolicking
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75
Cotton Candy Lipstick
Cotton Candy Lipstick
John Wallace's Fashion Photography Emphasizes Sweet Sensuality
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74
Salacious Spreads
Salacious Spreads
Kate Moss' Scandalous & Sexy Russian Vogue Feature
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73
Dichromatic Photo Shoots
Dichromatic Photo Shoots
'Tar & Feathers' Blends Black & White Right
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72
Forest Frolicking Editorials
Forest Frolicking Editorials
La Repubblica Velvet Glamorizes Sexy, Blood-Thirsty Maenads
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71
Hair Playing Shoots
Hair Playing Shoots
Robert Pattinson in AnOther Man by Hedi Slimane
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70
Sensual Tulle Skirts
Sensual Tulle Skirts
Elisabetta Massera Adds an Adult Touch to the Tutu
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69
Vaudeville Vamp Shoots
Vaudeville Vamp Shoots
Evan Rachel Wood in BlackBook August 2009
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68
Glittery Caged Hearts
Glittery Caged Hearts
Ann Summers Infuses Love and Burlesque into Her Sexy Campaign
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67
Feathery Photo Shoots
Feathery Photo Shoots
Patriciape's 'Feathers' Takes Place Post-Pillow Fight
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66
Dimly-Lit Photo Shoots
Dimly-Lit Photo Shoots
Lindsey Thoeng's 'Sensuality & Light' is a Study in Seduction
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65
Floating Lake Photography
Floating Lake Photography
Ilona Olkonen Photo Shoot Captures the Best of Summer Fun
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64
Backseat Sensuality Campaigns
Backseat Sensuality Campaigns
Kate Moss' YSL Perfume Ad is Steamy
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Hardcore Sexytorials
Hardcore Sexytorials
The Platinum Love Magazine “Obsession” Editorial is Rough and Edg
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Color Saturated Shoots
Color Saturated Shoots
Jessie Craig Shoots a Not-So-Innocent ‘Lolita' Collection
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Understated Jewelry Shoots
Understated Jewelry Shoots
Jessica Stam Exudes Sensuality for Eric Guillemain in Vs Magazine
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Vaudeville Photo Shoots
Vaudeville Photo Shoots
Eva Orszagh's 'Last Days of Decadence' is a Blast to the Past
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59
Doom & Gloom Photo Shoots
Doom & Gloom Photo Shoots
Soon Tong's Hot 'Black Magic' for Amica Singapore
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58
Sensual Animalistic Editorials
Sensual Animalistic Editorials
Dazed & Confused Gets Leopard Sexy in 'R'
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57
Sensuous Milktography
Sensuous Milktography
Ramon Lenherr's 'Milk' Makes Drinking Dairy Hot
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56
Screaming Samurai Shoots
Screaming Samurai Shoots
Suresh Natarajan Captures Culture-Specific Shouting
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55
Chiaroscuro Magazine Shoots
Chiaroscuro Magazine Shoots
Jessica Biel's Sultry Shadow Poses for GQ
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54
Sensual Fashion Fantasies
Sensual Fashion Fantasies
Mariano Vivanco Captures Dreaming Reid for Rollacoaster
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53
Sultry Spectacle Editorials
Sultry Spectacle Editorials
Eva Herzigova Makes Glasses Sexy in Vogue Italia
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52
Sensual Jewelry Editorials
Sensual Jewelry Editorials
Dita von Teese in Citizen K Spain Magazine
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51
Holiday Party Advertorials
Holiday Party Advertorials
Terry Richardson H & M Winter Magazine Shoot is All About Fun
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50
Sultry Street-Fighting
Sultry Street-Fighting
'Shanghai Fight Club' by Szymon Roginski for PHOTO-SHOP Makes Anger Hot
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49
Diabolical Fashion Shoots
Diabolical Fashion Shoots
'Devil' by Sharon Mor Yosef Stylizes Satan
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Field-Frolicking Photoshoots
Field-Frolicking Photoshoots
Elsa Sylvan Lives in an 'Age of Enlightenment' for Elle Magazine
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Cabaret Photo Shoots
Cabaret Photo Shoots
Andrey Yakovlev & Lili Aleeva's Pictorial is a Big Production
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Neutral Lingerie Shoots
Neutral Lingerie Shoots
Olga Maliouk for Blush Spring 2010 Collection is Foxy
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Head-Shaving Photo Shoots
Head-Shaving Photo Shoots
Carl Heindl Channels Britney Spears for 'Val'
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44
Sexy Studded Swimwear
Sexy Studded Swimwear
The Marloes Horst Rodeo Spread by Rafael Stahelin
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Sensual Squidtography
Sensual Squidtography
Artist Daikichi Amano Has a Serious Squid Perversion
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Hipster Bubble Bath Shoots
Hipster Bubble Bath Shoots
The Karmaloop Autumn/Winter 2009 Lookbook is Super Cheeky
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Librarian Chic Editorials
Librarian Chic Editorials
Rosario Dawson Rocks Sexy Photos in Angeleno Magazine
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Forest Escape Editorials
Forest Escape Editorials
The Nell Rebowe Photoshoot is a Visual Essay
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Melting Makeup Portraits
Melting Makeup Portraits
'Myriam' by Saima Altunkaya is a Beautiful Wet Beauty Shoot
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Disorienting Fashion Shoots
Disorienting Fashion Shoots
'Fashion & Confusion' by Nancy Lan
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Stunning Shadowy Shoots
Stunning Shadowy Shoots
The Dark Editorial 'Dazzling Noir' in Numero Tokyo
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Hair-Tossing Photoshoots
Hair-Tossing Photoshoots
Michel Comte Captures Amanda Seyfried in Vogue Italia
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Sensual Rope Beds
Sensual Rope Beds
Victoria and David Beckham for Emporio Armani Underwear A/W 2009-10
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Brooding Gothic Shoots
Brooding Gothic Shoots
Charlotte Fische's 'Daniel Sorensen' Shoot Shows Dark Fashions
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Boudoir Fieldtography
Boudoir Fieldtography
The Sultry Vogue Spain October 2009 Masha Novoselova Editorial
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Sensual Lips Photography
Sensual Lips Photography
‘Lipservice' in Tush Magazine
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Pantless Photo Shoots
Pantless Photo Shoots
Vogue Germany Snaps Skin-Baring Spread
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Sensual Sandtography
Sensual Sandtography
Hot 'Dunes' Are the Backdrop for Numero Magazine
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Bedroom Ready Editorials
Bedroom Ready Editorials
Penelope Cruz's Vanity Fair Shoot Paints the Actress as a Vixen
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Sultry Baring Sweatorials
Sultry Baring Sweatorials
Heat Up With Edita Vilkeviciute in Numero Magazine
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Sensual Sprawltography
Sensual Sprawltography
David Bellemere Sees Photography in its Conceptual Form
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Barely There Sensualography
Barely There Sensualography
Angel Alfaro Captures Attractive Women in Next to Nothing
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Stripped-Down Sensual Editorials
Stripped-Down Sensual Editorials
Mario Sorrenti Lays Down "The Rules of Deception" for V Mag
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Sensual Celebtography
Sensual Celebtography
Jennifer Lopez Through the Eyes of Tony Duran
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Sensual Fashionography
Sensual Fashionography
Gorgeously Simple Photo Shoots by Derek Kettela
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Sensual Fantasy Fashiontography
Sensual Fantasy Fashiontography
'They Love Happily Ever After' in i-D Magazine's Winter 2009 Issue
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Dead-Chic Photography
Dead-Chic Photography
The Morbidly Sexy Work of Guy Bourdin in Vogue
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Sensuous Underwear Ads
Sensuous Underwear Ads
The Calvin Klein Underwear Campaign Continues a Sexy Tradition
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Classic Black Fashion Shoots
Classic Black Fashion Shoots
Megan Fox Keeps It Simply Sexy For DT Magazine
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Sexy Geek Chic
Sexy Geek Chic
Miika Saksi is a Multi-Talented Creative
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Sensual Foodtography
Sensual Foodtography
Aria Giovanni Makes Provocative Poses With Edible Treats
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Glam-Punk Photo Shoots
Glam-Punk Photo Shoots
Pixie Geldof Vamps for Vogue UK September Issue
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Ice Queen Amputees
Ice Queen Amputees
The Viktoria Modesta Amputee Shoot is so Hot it Can Melt Ice
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Sexy Barber Shops
Sexy Barber Shops
Geil Magazine Sexifies Hair Salons
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Sensual Bohemian Shoots
Sensual Bohemian Shoots
'Bohema' by Joanna Kustra is a Treat for the Aesthete
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Wet Lingerie Photography
Wet Lingerie Photography
Rankin's Sexy Aquatic Underwear Shoots
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Sexy Surrealism
Sexy Surrealism
Miles Aldridge's Scary but Sensual Photography
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Racy Animal Fashion
Racy Animal Fashion
Sexy Horeses & Frogs in Tush Magazine
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Bed Head Tattoo Shoots
Bed Head Tattoo Shoots
This Ellyse Amelia Photoshoot is Super Lovely
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Simplistic Sensuality
Simplistic Sensuality
Alex Aristei's Photography Has Subtle Implications
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Cephalerotica
Cephalerotica
Women Who Make Squids and Octopuses Sexy for Fun
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Sensual Beachtography
Sensual Beachtography
The Aquatic Images of Victor Del Toro
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Strip Club Photography
Strip Club Photography
Juliana Beasley Shoots the Raunchy Underbelly of Society
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4
Surreal Sensual Photography
Surreal Sensual Photography
Rankin Captures Beauty in Kaleidoscopic Girls & Luscious Lips
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Sultry Beach Editorials
Sultry Beach Editorials
The Olivia Wilde Barely There Photoshoot Leaves Little to the Imagination
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Tattooed Amputee Shoots
Tattooed Amputee Shoots
The Amina Munster Photoshoot is Strangely Captivating
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Models without Makeup Shoots
Models without Makeup Shoots
Harper's Bazaar Features 90s Mega Models Cosmetics-Free
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