I haven't seen all of the pictures, and I just saw the one with the sheet and the one with Miley and her dad laying down with Miley sorta laying in his lap today, so i can't comment on all of them. When I first saw the one with the sheet, the first thing I thought of was the Faith Hill video "Breathe". That is totally what it looked like to me. I had to do a double glance to even realize it was Miley Cyrus. She looks a lot older in the picture and I guess I never would have imagined that would be her in that picture. I don't know what they are trying to portray exactly. I don't really know anything about this 'famous' photographer's work either. I do have to wonder though what would happen if someone off the street took photos like that and had the film developed at say Wal-Mart or Walgreens, etc. Would they be required to report the picutres as it's an underage child (appears to be, etc., in the photo--she looks older but not that old)? Maybe it wouldn't even be an issue; maybe the only thing they 'report' is suspicious nudity, etc. I would be leary of taking pictures like that though I guess as they seem inappropriate to me (that's just my opinion though and I respect that everyone has a right to their own opinion with their own children in these matters--it's not something I'd choose for my own family but to each their own). I guess I go back and forth with this picture as there is no real nudity or anything. I guess it's that everyone could 'imagine' with the picture; it does not seem appropriate for a 15 year old girl I think is everyone's hang up. And I do see that it can be seen as 'artsy' also by the photography world (I took several years or photography in college and I am a decent photographer, have more advanced equipment than your average person, can develop my own film, etc.,) so I don't know. Truthfully though, look at what most of the tweens and teens are wearing now--most of what you see in the stores show much more skin and body parts that Miley in a sheet. Not that that makes anything right. I guess it comes down to everyone having different 'standards' and 'morals'.

The picture with Miley and her dad posed like that looks more like a 'couple' picture than father/daughter to me, but I don't think it's a major huge deal or anything to the extent that it's all over the news, etc.; I would not want a photographer to do a shot like that with any of my daughters with their dad, however. It does look a bit sexual in my opinion. Now, I haven't seen the other pictures and don't have time to seek them out right now, but I'll try and look tomorrow.

I agree that someone in Miley's 'camp' had to approve these pictures, and I can't figure out what they were thinking. I suppose they were just so 'flattered' that this Annie lady (big shot photographer) was shooting Miley for 'Vanity Fair' (woo hoo) that they let their better judgment fly out the window (I'm guessing they got a little carried away with themselves and all, and didn't really come down to planet Earth until now and are realizing that the pictures might look a little overdone for a 15 year old girl that THEY keep portraying as squeaky clean). My kids watch Hannah Montana and listen to the music, and they even like Miley a lot, but I have discussed with all of my kids numerous times about not portraying anyone they see on television as their 'role models', that their role models should be their parents (and we do set good examples for our own kids), teachers, etc. They get it and know it's all an image to make a buck; we discuss this a lot as it seems more and more teen artists/actors, etc., are all over television these days.

I truly doubt that this has 'ruined' Miley or her career. Compared to the other teen sensations that are out there right now (and most of the 20 somethings too sadly), Miley seems to have a good head on her shoulders. I'm sure they will use this incident as a learning tool for future situations that arise. I hope so anyway. If this was a maneuver to bridge Miley into a more adult version, that's just too bad that it was done at age 15; they should have known that a lot of her 'fans' (parents anyway) were going to be upset over photos portraying her like that. I guess it is a sticky situation though when you have a child star that appeals to such a young audience; the 'child' star eventually has to grow up and move on, I know we all realize that. I do wish though that if the Cyrus family REALLY does regret the pictures, that they would have spoken up and taken responsibility for their own actions, instead of placing 100% of the blame on the photographer or whoever else. If the parents would have just said, "Look, we made a bad judgment call, blah blah", I think none of this would have gotten to this proportion in the media.