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FROM the confines of a Hollywood hotel room, Kanye West has been capturing wife Bianca Censori on camera with her back facing the lens.
According to a boudoir photographer, the images confirm that the rapper is the "ringleader" in the marriage, with his wife adopting a "submissive role."
Kanye, 46, kicked off the new year by posting X-rated images of his wife, Bianca, 29, on Instagram.
The rapper's feed shows over a dozen photos of the Aussie model, nearly all in various states of undress.
Three images were posted on Sunday in which the former architectural student posed with her back to the camera.
Award-winning photographer said Kanye’s pictures “felt uncomfortable.”
The of Bianca in a kitchen at Chateau Marmont in Hollywood, California, showed her in a thong bodysuit, leather boots, and BDSM headgear.
Kanye’s other were of his wife in the hallway of their hotel suite.
Bianca had a black latex coat on in one image and had it taken off in the other.
“These images stood out because there is so little emotion and a disconnection," told The U.S. Sun.
“It is almost as if Bianca is a mannequin.
“It seems as if Kanye is directing it all, which feels uncomfortable.
“The emotion also feels off and as if Bianca is being made to do this, but who can know what is happening in her head."
“We can not set aside that Bianca may be a willing participant and that they are role-playing," she said.
“When she is shot from behind, it creates a voyeuristic feel.
“When a model can visually see the photographer, that can be comforting, but Kanye is her husband, not a stranger.
“When Bianca is not looking at the camera, her body is also fully displayed."
“Parts are sticking out everywhere, and it puts the woman in a submissive role while we become the voyeur," she added.
Fans and followers commented on Kanye's January images, with some looping in Kanye’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, 43, in the conversation.
“Every day I get why Kim left him,” wrote one.
“I remember the episode where he told Kim he didn’t want her to expose herself so much,” said another.
After Kim and Kanye started dating in 2012, the Yeezy founder reportedly said she had “the worst style” and cleared up her closet.
“Our whole trade-off was that if I got rid of my clothes, he’d fill up my closet. But now I’m freaking out. Like, I could literally cry,” Kim said in a Keeping Up With the Kardashians episode.
In 2018, another episode revealed Kanye traveled to Paris to style his then-wife after seeing photos of her in clothes he did not like.
An image of Bianca that Kanye shared on January 2 showed him photographing her in the mirror.
Eckert, who transforms women's relationships with themselves through photography, claimed Kanye was trying to take control.
“Kanye seems to be the ringleader," she said.
“He seems to be controlling what is happening and sharing these images on his social media account.
With Bianca, he is saying, 'I am putting out these pictures. This is my decision to do this, and I have a say'
Susan Eckert
“Kanye is making it obvious that he is taking the photos and shows up in mirrors and reflections.
“With Kim Kardashian, he might not have been so in control, and she decided that she would do what she wanted with her body.
“If Kanye had an issue with the pictures she took when they were married, perhaps because he lacked some control.
“Now, with Bianca, he is saying, 'I am putting out these pictures. This is my decision to do this, and I have a say.'”
The couple tied the knot in 2022, around a month after the music producer finalized his divorce from Kim.
While the couple kept their marriage under wraps through 2023, they gained attention via Bianca's nearly-naked styling.
Eckert suggested Bianca looks unhappy and “awkward.”
“What is disconcerting to me is how sometimes Bianca looks miserable," she said.
“Often, she looks down, averts her eyes, or looks awkward.
“We are used to seeing images of powerful women who look directly at you.
There’s a lot of leather, latex, and super tight, restrictive materials — this is as if to indicate some submissive relationship.
Susan Eckert
“They can assume powerful poses or seem to control their environment.
“Kanye’s Chateau Marmont kitchen shots recall stereotypes of women and their place in the kitchen.
“Bianca is wearing a submissive-type covering on her head and being a sexual object.
“There’s a lot of leather, latex, and super tight restrictive materials —this is as if to indicate some submissive relationship.
“This could also be a power play, in which case Bianca is saying, 'Well, I don't mind showing my body' — in the spirit of 'if you’ve got it, flaunt it.'"
“Bianca and Kanye may be pulling at society's scabs regarding gender stereotypes and power differences," Eckert added.
“Some might say Bianca is being subjected to this awful torture.
"They may say that she looks miserable and that Kanye is taking advantage of her.
“We never know what's truly going on behind the scenes.
"A year ago, only a few of us knew who Bianca was.
"They are sparking conversations by poking at the ideas of voyeurism, submissiveness, and the objectification of women.
"Kanye's images allow us to start a dialogue about gender and power.
“We can also question the impact that images such as these have on teens and women.
"My job as a photographer is to use the process to heal negative body image challenges.
"I always encourage women to have their photographs taken for themselves."
