Photographer Zach Hyman is learning the hard way that while people are willing to tolerate a lot of stuff out in public (rudeness, pollution, homelessness, dudes with awful BO), they draw the line at boobs.

Hyman made some waves about a week ago by photographing a nude model on a subway, where the nudity was generally tolerated, allegedly even inspiring applause from commuters. However, when he tried the same thing out front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the model was promptly arrested for potentially offending all the people who'd gone to the museum to see non-live nudity.

The official charges against 26-year-old Kathleen "K.C." Neill are public lewdness, while both the photographer and defense attorney are arguing that what Hyman does is not pornographic or obscene. The photographs are part of his "Decent Exposures" (NSFW) exhibit, which features nude models in iconic locations, like the Wall Street bull sculpture and the Brooklyn Bridge.

Hyman himself says he's "inspired by nude paintings at the Met." If artistic inspiration leads to public nudity, then we fully support the arts as well.

See a censored version of the shoot here.

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From the Web:

A Gallery of People Caught in the Act. (The Chive)
Naked Chicks Strut Through L.A. for a Video Game. (GameDaily)
Shirts You Can't Wear to School. (Buzzfeed)
Sexiest Female TV Teachers. (Inside TV)