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In 2006/7 his image "Beach Bound" was chosen as "The Worlds Most Erotic Photograph" in the juried competition by Erotic Signature. Beach Bound appears in the collector's edition of "The Worlds Greatest Erotic Art of Today, Vol 1" along with his runner up images, Alyssa Bound & Spider Brides. He was also chosen as a runner up in the 2007/8 competition with his image Curves that will be published in Vol 2. He has worked with some of the worlds most beautiful fetish models as well as new models & has created beautiful art with all. Starting in May of 2008, his award winning work along with the work of David Lawrence and other Erotic Signature winners will be going on a world tour hitting such cities as Miami, LA, NY, Amsterdam, Berlin, and London. He feels that the best stories to tell come from the heart and everyone has something hidden that is bursting to come out. "I feel I can touch something inside the heart & head of each person who views my work. For me, I see the real person when I create my images. The real person comes out thru their alter ego." Being an educator & student of bdsm and fetish, Lochai knows how to bring out the look of hidden desires in his models & shows "real" emotions to his audience. He is considered an advanced rope artist who tours the country teaching rope bondage to kinksters from all walks of life & both rigs his own models for his photography as well as for some of the top photographers in the world. "Art capturing Art" is how he looks at his bondage images & he loves to share his knowledge.
David became interested in Shibari, the Art of Japanese Rope Bondage, in early 2003. With a keen artist’s eye, David recognized the inherent beauty of rope on skin. Shibari quickly became a passion, one that developed more intensely as he worked with and experienced the magic of rope. David’s talent and skill truly emerged as he delved deeper into the art of tying rope. His ties are meticulous, intricate, intense and beautiful. In fact, they are all true works of art. David’s gift to us is his ability to expertly blend his two passions; rope and photography. As a result, his striking images communicate sensuality, eroticism, and the force of raw emotion. His use of lighting, angles, and sheer creativity is the key to his poignant imagery. In June of 2005, David Lawrence’s diligent efforts resulted in the publishing and release of his first book, “BOUND Shibari Style Impressions.” “Those of you seeking provocative, creative, fine art Shibari imagery laden with visceral sensual emotions need not look any further than David Lawrence's new hardcover publication "Bound". This black and white coffee table book explores the psyche and headspace of handfuls of beautiful women, emotionally-charged and aching for the cinch of the ties. Through the imagery of hogties, harnesses, and suspensions, each chapter tells a story about each lady's personal experience with the ropes as the ties progress. Lawrence captures the expressions, the moods, and the release so well and creatively from various angles, that when you finish a chapter you feel as if you've vicariously ridden the same roller coaster of emotion each of his subjects has. Coupled with Lawrence's use of contrasting textures, dramatic and dynamic lighting, and verbiage from each of his subjects, this publication is nothing short of a virtually interactive, tactile wonderland that will appeal to all of your senses and leave you begging for more.” – Audra, Fetish Model & Visual Artist. In early 2005 David launched phase II of his Shibari project which will culminate in a collection of works shot on location throughout the USA. This project is expected to be complete in mid-2008. Additionally, David is working on a series entitled ”City Lights”, which began in early 2006, and further delves into the fetish genre. The purpose of this series is to create beautiful images of women in fetish and/or fashion attire, with exhibitionist flair, taken at night in cities around the country. David’s unique use of long exposures allow the lights of the city to shine brightly. His longest exposure thus far is 10 seconds with tack sharp results. Before this project is complete, his intention is to successfully achieve a 60-second exposure, definitely an edgy approach. He lives by the credo “You are only as good as your last photograph,” consequently he is continuously expanding on his technique and creates in an “out of the box” fashion. David’s most recent endeavor is a collaborative effort with Collin Rowntree of Wasteland, Inc. Together they have produced a new creation entitled “Women Bound with David Lawrence.” This film is a series of Shibari style vignettes that portray powerful scenes of women being tied and dominated by David. The expected release date is early to mid-December 2007. Roberto Di Marco A successful commercial & stock photographer and cinematographer who currently has over seventy five thousand images and three hundred fifty hours of visual stock content in circulation in the past eight years. His enjoyment in creating avant-garde media is apparent in his successes and cutting edge style. A New Yorker by Birth, Robert has lived in NYC, Chicago, London and now resides in Palm Beach. Robert’s love for photography started at a very young age. Driven by his father who was an avid amateur photographer and outdoorsman, he gave Robert his first camera and the opportunity to use it. Robert studied Photography but it was not his major area of study. In the mid 90s he went into the digital age starting one of the early digital advertising agencies and on of the first digital photo stock companies. Through these opportunities Robert has developed an extensive background in digital media production and post production, marketing, intellectual Property and media distribution. Early into the new millennium Robert started focusing on shooting professionally. A creative mind, that likes to push boundaries not only in media production using technology whenever possible to give his client that edge they seek. His work is, edgy, sometimes erotic and different than the norm. You can find his work from cell phones to major publications (AVP, Revolver, Chopper, AVN), the internet and Television. His client’s have included: Sony Entertainment, DELL, FILA, Price Communications, Pure Records, Battle Media, Demon Cycles, The Weather Channel and Viacom.
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Lochai is an award winning photographer who's work appears on gallery walls as well in fine art publications & coffee table books. He "shoots for the walls & not the computer screen". Presently he has his work on display at the Leather Archive & Museum in Chicago, for sale in brick & mortar galleries from Key West Florida to Cyber fine art galleries based out of London as well on many private collectors walls. His images, rope art & interviews have been published in The Journal of Photography, Secret, Skin Two, Bizarre, Prometheus, Cherry, A Magazine, Fetish Anthology, Extreme Anthology, New Times and in his own fine art books. His work can also be found on numerous websites from around the world. He is one of the founding directors of PAG, the Photo Artisans Guild, in West Palm Beach along with Bobby Knight. He as also the co-founder & co-curator of the Traveling Erotic Art Show which spent 2 years touring the US.
David Lawrence has been a master of expressive portrait, fashion, social function and people photography for more than 30 years. During that time styles and fads have come and gone but David’s methods have remained true and effective. The tenets his work is based upon are not a matter of style but of substance.