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Funny And Diana

……The portraits of Romanian lover’s Funny and Diana were taken in my hotel room at the Hotel Village in Hamburg, Germany. The pair traveled from Bucharest to shoot with me, under the direction of my producer Suzaan Talib for a few days, while I was working in one of my favorite cities in Europe. The former brothel turned hotel, is a charming place for me to stay and shoot when I visit Hamburg. I highly recommend the place. It get’s four stars for old world charm.

Hotel Village: Hamburg, Germany

Ryan: Philadelphia, 2004

……The Penthouse years (1995 to 2005) defined a decade of photographing some of the most beautiful and erotic women in the world for Penthouse publisher and founder Bob Guccione. Here is a selection of a few of my favorite models from that time period.

Natascha: Paris, 2000

Natascha is originally from St. Petersburg, Russia. I was introduced to her by a bookshop owner in Paris who frequently carried my published books. I suppose it was his dream to eventually see pictures of Natascha in one of my publications. I called on her whenever I visited Paris.

Olga: Paris, 2000

One afternoon, Natascha brought her friend Olga over to my hotel suite to meet me, who also quickly became one of my favorite subjects.

Mitchy's Rear Torso: Amsterdam, 2002

Amsterdam became a regular destination for the variety of multicultural beauty that is ever present in The Netherlands.

Nicole: Hamburg, 2004

If I were looking for the tall, Helmut Newton type, Hamburg was just the right place to cast for models.

Gina Wilde: Hamburg, 2004

Sandra: Hamburg, 2003

Two Beauties Scene 1

…….Hannah brought along Heidi to the shoot knowing she would enjoy being out of the city for a few hours on a blistering hot day. Heidi enjoyed the mood and the atmosphere so much, that she decided to be included in a few of the pictures Hannah and I produced.

Two Beauties Scene 2

Two Beauties Scene 3

As I continued to shoot, Hannah and Heidi got more and more comfortable with each other in front of the camera…………..

Two Beauties Scene 4

One thing led to another…………..

Two Beauties Scene 5

Cover

……….The studio is pleased to announce that TW’s most recent book publication entitled WASTELAND, has been printed in France, and first edition copies are making their way to international book stores in the coming days. Unfortunately do to the volcanic eruption that took place in Iceland on Wednesday April 14th, the scheduled book signing at the April 17th Wasteland party in Amsterdam is canceled. The publisher La Musardine, Paris has made arrangements for a representative of the company to attend the party on TW’s behalf and will continue to make books available for sale at the event.

Josselein Meijs

Josselein Meijs wrote an insightful essay to accompany the publication about the evolution of the party and its participants;
“If you dare to be different… If you are without prejudice… If you love living on the edge… If exploring your wildest fantasies makes you tick… ”

Spectra 1

Notes on my Polaroids: Posted by Stephanie Vovas

……….Ever since I was a young girl I have loved Polaroids. I have about 1500 of them, dating all the way back to when I was little. To me, Polaroids are like precious jewels, you cannot recreate them. I think it’s one of the greatest inventions of modern times.

Spectra 2

I was a Polaroid junkie and If I didn’t have any Spectra film on hand I felt uncomfortable, because that meant I was unprepared for any beautiful, sexy, interesting moments that might come up.

Spectra 3

I want to make a book of all my Polaroid work someday. I look forward to meeting the right publisher. I can’t wait to try the new film that is coming out. Thank God Polaroid is making a come back!

Spectra 4

To learn more about Stephanie Vovas Polaroid work log on to www.StephanieVovas.com.

Blend 1

……….The studio is pleased to announce that after recent correspondence, Dutch fashion model Justine Bakker may be coming out of retirement to work on an erotic fashion editorial for Tony Ward Productions. TW was the first international photographer to discover the androgynous star back in the late nineties when he first began shooting and producing in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Blend 2

Recently, the Studio has been contacted to produce a series of pictures for the 30th anniversary issue of German Cosmopolitan. As he began the casting process his former model came to mind.

Shortly after he provided Justine with the confidence to move forward as a fashion model, Mario Testino discovered her and she soon after wound up on the cover of Italian Vogue. Her range is uncanny, from the androgynous editorial shoot Justine produced with TW for Blend Magazine to DKNY international ads, shot by Peter Lindbergh.

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Like most models in their 30’s Justine thought she was at the end of the line. She took some time off, and now is contemplating a return to an industry where she was very well received.

Blend 4

TW recently told Justine, “If Linda Evangelista has that kind of staying power, you can too”.

Blend 5

Natascha & Olga

……….I was in a meeting with my former magazine editor Dian Hanson at her Leg Show office in New York, when she casually mentioned that she was going to be photographed by Helmut Newton for this Sumo sized book that he was publishing with Benedict Taschen. It sounded like an interesting project and I was delighted to hear that Ms. Hanson was invited to Paris to have her portrait taken by the grand master.

She mentioned that Helmut was staying at The Royal Monceau on a regular basis and doing some shooting there. I also enjoy shooting in great hotels myself so Dian suggested I check it out the next time I visited Paris. It just so happened that I had already made arrangements to photograph two Russian models from St. Petersburg, on location in Paris for Penthouse a week earlier, so I decided to book a suite at the Monceau instead of my usual place, The Hotel Regina just a short cab drive away.

To be continued…………….