Ali Zamani K ❖

Daniel Bauer (@marsfotografo.bsky.social) blocked me after I criticized him on the sleazy, perverted & creepy nature of his captions & the disturbing power dynamic he reinforces in his work. :))

“Don’t-be-a-snowflake” & “I-don’t-believe-in-political-correctness” crowd are sure being snowflakes!

taken in my old bedroom with a cheap sunset light and a tripod by @portraitsandlight.bsky.social

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Well, the way you write about your pictures and talking about the models private parts and breasts and age (for some reason) leave no room for another mental image.

If it’s not your intention, then you should rethink how you articulate your “admiration” towards your subjects.

My motives are clearly different than yours!
People are not interested in creepy perverted old man thoughts.
Art models are not naïve, but the “motives” are not the main reason about what I do, otherwise it would be a one sided situation.
The power dynamic in your photos are just self-serving.

I’m not pretending that I don’t enjoy my work
It’s a collaborative process where I can capture trust & share the enjoyment with models too
They are part of the experience of shared trust! Showing their privates is just a outcome of that
I’m not writing about how much I want to fuck them or their age

I have!… throughly. And unlike you, whatever I capture or write about my work doesn’t give the viewer the mental image of me drooling with one hand on the keyboard and the other on my dick… I’m not a “taking” anything. I’m sharing an space with my models through which we make some beautiful erotics.

There’s nothing wrong with showing admiration or pleasure, but you can be at least a bit more elegant about it and not give us the mental picture of you drooling when you write these words! After all you’re not in your bedroom. Pointing this out has nothing to do with “political correctness” either.

Portrait of Trust

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Women in Love

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She wasn’t just posing… she was testing how free she could feel. (Spoiler: Very)

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This is how soft it is.
This is how sacred it feels.

Taken on 35mm film 🎞

Not every post is your moment to shine… especially when you don’t know the context! Take your “actually” attitude somewhere else!

Read the rest of the thread you buffoon!

I’m talking about talentless “photographers” who are just trying to have sex with their models by moonlighting as an adult content creator

Mentioning SkyeBlue was a joke since the guy in question got to work with her and took the most dull shots ever!

Someone said “I'm tired of these people getting away with doing gross things just because they're “talented””

And I'm saying WHERE THE F IS THE TALENT?!
All of them are shit at photography.

These mfs are just opportunists who think the camera in their hands is their card for getting free sex!

These so-called photographers who try to moonlight as adult content creators too, are always doing what I call “wasting the model & the opportunity”
They get the chance to work with some of the coolest models, but the photos they come up with are absolute dogshit! So infuriating!

This Pierre guy with the most mediocre photos ever had the chance to do a photoshoot with @skyebluewantsu.bsky.social and I still haven't! (partly cuz I never tried)

Some of these morons aren't even qualified enough to aim a camera, let alone do a nude photoshoot with an adult performer!

Poetic - No.2

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Poetic Gesture

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So so true!
Would be wonderful if also post this thread on Twitter (if you’re comfortable ofc) since many of these so-called photographers are active there.

I think at this point in time any cis hetero man who is taking pictures of sex workers, fucking their models, etc deserve to be side eyed. When misogyny and whoreaphobia is so rampant I can’t help but think how many of these men are getting off using people they don’t respect or value.

I wish I had known so much more when I started online sex work because I learned through experience how these photographers operate. Many became upset at the idea of tarnishing their reputation by fucking their models but desired the fame of anonymous porn stars

Ngl male photographers who start making content with their models give me the ick. Most of them are not interested in doing sex work and blur the lines of professionalism. Many don’t even make solo content and that alone tells me all I need to know about the nature of your work.

Flashes uses your BlueSky account… they are integrated with each other. You log in to Flashes with your BlueSky account, follower and pictures you posted here will be there and vice versa.
You don’t have to choose between the two.

Can you guys make the app available for older iOS versions…?at least up to iOS 15 so we can use it on our older devices too.
Not everyone has an iPhone that supports iOS 17.5

Symmetric intimacy

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Old still from a John Waters interview- he’s sitting just off of center on a green couch, leaning forward, hands clasped. He’s in front of a bookshelf, looking concerned, or thoughtful. Overlayed on the image is the quote: “Remember, pornographers have always been on our side. Brave, ready to fight for our rights. Smut is our friend.”

Hail, Orgasm, full of grace, the Porn is with you;
blessed are you among climaxes,
and blessed is the fruit of your joy, the Cum.
Holy Orgasm, Mother of Porn,
pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our little death.
Amen.

Poetic Gesture

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I'm gonna kick-start here with one of my favorite photos that I recently took. It's called "Renaissance"

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Erotic photography makes reference to the connection of a person to their body – their body as a clue to who they are, their individuality signaled through what and how they desire.

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