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Lauren In Kitchen

……….A lot has been going on at Lou Pop’s house since he passed away almost a year ago. I had the pleasure of meeting him once at the home, a charming place outside of the Philadelphia city limits, with a yard and all the pleasantries of the suburbs, now for sale. Lou pop was known for his love of women, so I thought it would be a fitting tribute to photograph a young beauty in the spirit of his plethora of erotic imaginings before the house was sold.

Lauren At Kitchen Sink

So I wondered about the house with my new model Lauren, thinking as if I were Lou Pop. Visions of beauty everywhere around the cozy home.

Lauren Laying On Front Patio

I shared the pictures recently with one of his most dearest friends. Her comment was “Lou Pop was smiling!”

Lauren Posing In Bathroom

New Model Lauren Brooks

Anne

……….I was shooting for Met-Art.com for a while. The models had to be young and naturally beautiful. On one of my many sojourns to Amsterdam, Anne stopped by the apartment to be cast for a Met shoot.

A Perfect Casting

As soon as she disrobed I thought for sure she was perfect for the shoot I had in mind. Test photos are very helpful for making more definitive creative decisions down the road.

Basking In The Sun

Anne Rear Torso

Mel

………..When Mel arrived I thought for sure she was the model I would be working with on that particular day. The sun was shining for a change and put me in a particularly good mood for a shoot, as there was ample available light splashing the red colored walls of my Red Light District apartment in Amsterdam. I told her the makeup artist would be arriving soon to get her ready. Mel giggled and said “I am the makeup artist”.

Mel In Natural Light

Moments later the model called and said she would be a little late, so I asked Mel if she would like to take a few test photos while we were waiting.

Mel Test Photo With Black Panties

She agreed……….!

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………It is with great pleasure that we introduce part 2, of the Zenfolio by Anthony Wood.

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To learn more about Anthony Wood’s work, log on to www.anthonywood.zenfolio.com.

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Posted by Anthony Wood

From Christianity I got good and bad, heaven and hell, woman as mother and temptress.

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From Culture I got Cubism, Modigliani, film noir, horror movies, comic books, Heart of Darkness and Interview With a Vampire.

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From photography I got Diane Arbus, Meatyard, Joel-Peter Witkin and Bob Asman.

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From meditation I got mystery and inner effulgent plays of light.

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All of this strikes me as I look at my images of nude women from the past 3 years: idealized, exaggerated, absurd, deformed, decayed, darkness & shadows, unnatural, shame, innocence, desire and temptation, hidden and exposed.

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To learn more about Anthony Wood’s work, log on to www.anthonywood.zenfolio.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.

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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.

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

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Natascha & Olga At The Royal Monceau, Paris

……….Natascha and Olga agreed to meet me in the lobby of the Royal Monceau where we would check in for the shoot of the day. I arrived at the check in desk only to find that the models got there earlier than me, and were waiting at the lobby bar/lounge to have a drink. Those two girls new how to get around. As soon as I noticed them seated in the lounge with drinks in hand, there were several Arab sheiks hovering around them, curious I’m sure as to who they were. Sting was having a drink at the bar just a few feet away.

Russian's Kiss

Our room wasn’t ready so I joined the girls at the lounge to soak in the sights and sounds. Suddenly I heard a loud voice coming from the check in desk of a man screaming at the top of his lungs, “Where is my baggage, Where is my baggage” repeatedly. I noticed a man yelling at the concierge, it was Helmut Newton and his wife June close behind.

Torn Hose

I immediately felt like a little boy watching a cartoon character of one of his idols in real time. at that moment, I didn’t know quite what to say or do. I was speechless. I always wanted to meet Helmut Newton and I had learned through some German contacts that he was becoming familiar with my work as well. I told the girls who he was, and they suggested that I introduce myself if the opportunity presented itself.

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Well it did. Helmut got everything straightened out with the concierge about the missing baggage. I’m sure like any photographer he was afraid that perhaps his equipment was lost. No doubt he was probably there to do some shooting. He and June walked over to the elevator to check in to their room. That was my chance as they were just in front of me. I finally mustered the hutzpah to approach him. As I rose to my feet, the elevator door opened and Helmut and June proceeded to enter the lift. I got to the door just as it was about to close. Helmut pushed the open door button for me. That was it!

Royal Monceau

To see the entire sitting of Natascha and Olga and more Erotica from the Tony Ward archives, log on to tonyward.com

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…………….

Exhibition Announcement

……….I just got back from Silicon Gallery to see the prints that are going to be hanging at PENN starting on Thursday, February 18, 2010, opening reception from 4 to 7. Charles Hall put one hell of show together. I recommend that everyone should stop by the opening if your in town. Various associates of the Studio will be there……

The Kandy Project

Triangulated Torso

……….”Unlike the artist who composes with camera in hand, Asman creates his compositions in the darkroom, excavating the desired images from chemicals and paper negatives.  As a result, his lapidary figures are awash in a sensuous and shadowy sea, their distressed, crusty textures more like weathered stone or glazed donuts than skin.  Playing with scale and himself in negative space, he deconstructs the body, freeing it from conventional readings.”

Judith Stein, Curator and Critic, PEW Fellowship

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“I also find the orgone energy associated with naked women and sex intriguing. I guess that is why I make pictures of nudes.” Robert Asman

Full Figured Nude

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………”I like the chemistry, magic, mystery, physics, materials of photography.” Robert Asman

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Triangulated Hands

……….”Its really the excavation of self or the alchemical process of changing one’s self or nature with the work….its psychological and based off the neurological feeling I would get of forcing/dragging/sculpting/coercing images out of photo paper in a ritualized manner in a cavelike darkroom.” Robert Asman

The Body

……….To learn more about Robert Asman’s work log on to www.alchemy-ink.com.