Joshua Tree National Park, January 1974

Spring, 2020

Freedom of religion is a First Amendment guarantee, and occult-curious PLAYBOY photographer Alexas Urba dove deep into an exploration of spirituality, rituals and sexuality in his 1974 pictorial The Devil and the Flesh. The models in this unpublished outtake appear to be one part Joshua tree, one part mandrake- and 100 percent committed to the shoot.

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