This Photographer Made Out With His Subjects Before Taking Their Photos, And The Results Are Mesmerizing

For the last three years, photographer Jedediah Johnson has made a career out of putting on lipstick, making out with people, and taking photos of the often messy results. The series, called The Makeout Project, attempts to change our preconceived notions about kissing. In American culture, Johnson says, kissing is inseparable from sex and intimacy. In many other cultures, it means something else entirely. At the beginning of the project, Johnson made out with only friends and friends of friends...