Love is a thief in the night; love stinks; love in never having to say you're sorry; love is in the air; love is a battlefield; love to love you, baby. Love takes many forms and expressions. It can be an elevated spiritual experience, it can feel like a wrenching gut ache, and a great love affair can change the course of history.
Our artist and photographer contributors show the range of love from sweet and tender to raging and all-consuming.
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Puppy Love by Polly Guo
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Marriage-Minded by Dwora Fried
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Dipping Your Toes in the Pool of Love by Steve MacIsaac
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Love in a Cape by Philip Bonneau
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Love Me Tender by Cauro Hige
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A Portrait of Love (Dani and Jen) by Jess Dugan
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Bubble Bunnies in Love by Alexander Guerra
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Love Muscle (Charlie and Matthew) by Dylan Rosser
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Early Love by
Robert Sherer![10_dubravskyx560](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20633%20425'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Rabbit Fantasy Love by Andrej Dubravsky
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Dream Date Love by Molly Landreth
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Potboiler Love by Victor Gadino
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Love Is Discipline by Elisar von Kupffer
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Lesbian Love Drama by John Fallon
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Drowning in Love by Claudio Bindella
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Love Hostage by Rick Castro
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Orthodox Love by Molly Landreth
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Love Is Patient, by E. Gibbons
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Homeboy Love by Hector Silva
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Portrait of Love (Lee and Gunner) by Jess Dugan
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Smusher Love by Ed Luce
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Love and Lust by
Mel Odom![27_querellex633_bindella](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20633%20475'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Dripping With Love by Claudio Bindella
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Naked Love by Dylan Rosser
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Love Crush by Claudio Bindella
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Reflections of Love by Kelli Connell
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Straight Bro Love by Scott Waters
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Love to Wrestle by Brian Kenny
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Love, Walking Into the Sunset by Robert de Michiell