Famed photographer and video director Terry Richardson has focused his lense on another muse. This week, the photographer shot pop-star Miley Cyrus during her visit to New York City. And in typical Miley style, the 20-year-old served up racy and buzz-provoking shots using props like a soda can, blunt and uber-revealing fashion. The shoot, comes on the heels of her MTV special, Miley Cyrus: The Movement. During the special, the Nashville native responded to her jaw-dropping MTV VMA performance, explaining:

You can watch that performance at the VMAs and people could think it’s just a hot mess, but it’s a strategic hot mess. Right now, I’m a point in my career when I can be exactly who I want to be. I just want to like have fun and not think about any repercussions.

She continued:

Everything we do has to be a moment. If I’m going to do it, it has to be the best, so every detail seems much more magnified to me. I can easily let little things that don’t matter to me that much shut me down completely.

Anywho, check out photos of Miss Cyrus and chime in on if the artist is misunderstood or inappropriately over-the-top?