Photo Shoot with Buck Angel

After several years of corresponding, we were finally able to do this long-awaited shoot, thanks in part to the Edmonton Exposure Festival for bringing us together. And truth to tell, the one photo shoot actually turned into three shoots: one at my studio, one in the bathhouse hallways and one of the art installations and then one in the bathhouse showers. All of which you can see here - a testament to how truly photogenic Buck Angel is. In addition to being a great model, Buck became a good friend. There is a distinct possibly that we may collaborate on creating his next calendar. More on that as it develops. One thing is certain in my mind, Buck and I will definitely shoot again.

Imaging Salon with Buck Angel

Buck Angel -- a man that stands out in a crowd!

The Imaging Salon at The ARTery was one of those events presented by the Exposure Festival that was so perfect, so rewarding, so intimate, and so damn much fun. It made me proud to be part of the Festival and secretly I was thrilled that I had suggested this event to the programming committee.

Some of the shots with Buck and Cindy Baker in her adapted mascot costume were hilarious and yet seemed to fit the tone of the afternoon.

Hats off to my family, friends, and co-workers

I just wanted to take this moment and say thank to all the people who sponsored me for this year's AIDS Walk for Life. As it turned out I managed to bring in over $1200 and exceeded my personal goal of $1,000 for the fourth year in a row -- all because of the generosity of the following people:

Lucy Ball
Amanda Clements-Harvey
Marilyn Kay
Rica Thompson
Sydia Newman-Henry
Sheena Misenas
Leanne Janzen
Tyra Armstrong
Rose Westover
Shannon Klappstein
Cindy Gange-Harris
Brendon Venter
Kyla Elsworth
Jen Alabiso
Karen Campos
Roz Zulla
Kyla Tichkowsky
Nat Hurley
David Ushko
Ted Kerr
Jessica Cross
David Camisa
Cody Michie
Amanda Sykes
Christine Clarke
Frank & Mary Jackson
Paul Vitale
Gene Hammond
John Wright
Cijay Morgan
Bradley Courtney
Katie Cheung
Joseph Lema
Jennifer Katz
Kelley Mcdermott
Rebecca New
Stephanie Hample
Laura Martin
Antonio Sousa
Ken Hample
Angela Murray
David Low
Daryn Grassick
Andrea Rabinovitch
Rob Browatzke
Julia Richards

Your support is greatly appreciated.
Together we are making our world a better place!
On behalf of HIV Edmonton, THANX.
Until next year.

my work in two books

I was pleased to finally get the notice that The World's Greatest Erotic Art of Today - Volume 3 which contains my photograph "Busted" is now available for pre-order. I was also very pleased to see that that they used a thumbnail of my image (top row second from the right) on the home page of the purchase page. If you are interested in a copy there is a 20% discount until September 30, 2009 (just click on the word purchase above).

And for anyone that might be interested in seeing more of my work, one of my photographs is on the cover (and more of my work has been featured inside) of Gay City - Volume 2 which you can also order online now.

Lee and his new car

I had a rather fun opportunity to do a quick shoot with Lee (who I photographed in the studio last year) and his new car. Needless to say the only location that seemed even remotely apropos was a local cemetery.

Photo Shoot with Travis

Travis, my good pal from Calgary, and I had talked about doing a photo shoot for several years and finally got to do it today. As you can see the portraits turned out beautifully and Travis, with those gorgeous blue eyes and full lips, couldn't help but make the shots steamy and sexy as hell. I was genuinely touched at how moved (and pleased) Travis was with the photos. It makes me love doing photography all the more.

2009 Edmonton Pride Parade and Celebration

This year's PRIDE Parade and Celebration on the Square in Edmonton were by far the best I've seen, since moving back to Edmonton in 2005. The crowd at 12,000 was double last year's and happily, those in attendance seemed to have a lot more heart and spirit.

Some of the photos that I took have already appeared in the national edition of Xtra! and more will be published in the July issue of Canada's Outlooks Magazine.

Gay City: Volume Two

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My trip to Seattle for the Seattle Erotic Arts Festival was a great thing on several levels. Not only was it fun to be part of such a great exhibit/festival, but I got to do a couple of local photo shoots, and most importantly, I met a few wonderful artists whom I now call friends. One of the most most outstanding was Vincent Kovar, a very gracious host who took me all over the city while I was there and a talented book/magazine editor. Our association has led to his using one of my new abstract nude series photos as the cover of a book he's editing entitled Gay City: Volume Two published out of Seattle, Washington. In addition several more of the series and some of my older work will be featured inside the book too. And to top it all off the proceeds of the book will be donated for testing and prevention of HIV - a cause I wholeheartedly support. I can't thank Vincent enough! He is a very generous and supportive friend whom I really enjoyed getting to know during my visit. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of Voume One you can click here. I will post a new link once Volume Two is available.

Collaboration

I recently discovered a wonderful site deviantart.com.

I have to confess that I've spent many hours in just the last few days exploring the endless works of art on the site, of course the majority of my time is looking at what photography is out there. Apart from being really impressed with some of the work that's being created around the world, I'm also thrilled by the hugely positive response to my gallery of some 50ish images that I've posted.

However the truly exciting news is that a digital artist that I only know as Jim who is tremendously skilled in photoshop contacted me by listing one of my photos as one of his favorites on the site. After a few emails back and forth, I sent Jim two images that he selected from my gallery -- my first collaborative effort with another artist. Here are the results. I couldn't be more thrilled. I'm looking forward to working with him more in the future.

Now You Show Me Yours'




Treasure Trail with Red Button

Photo Shoot with Mat

After first working together 3 years ago, Mat and I did a two-part shoot today; one on location at a hot tub; and the second at my studio. As you'll see from the following shots, the results were impressive as is the model.

Photo Shoot with Craig

After almost a year of online banter, Craig finally made his way from Lethbridge to Edmonton to do a photo shoot. I'm glad he did.

Attila Richard Lukacs photographed by jackson photografix for VUE Weekly

Attila Richard Lukacs photographed by jackson photografix in the Queermonton column by Ted Kerr for VUE Weekly magazine.

Click here to read the column.

"Busted" garners more accolades

I am thrilled that my photo Busted continues to have remarkable success and has just been selected as one of the 200 images for the upcoming Erotic Signature book The World's Greatest Erotic Art of Today, Volume 3.

This photo, which features Daryn Grassick shot in Edmonton (2006), has also be selected as one of the 215 pieces from over 2,100 submissions worldwide to be included in the 2009 Seattle Erotic Arts Festival.

Busted was exhibited as part of the ArtUndressed Tour in 2008 and was seen in Miami, Montreal, and Berlin. The photo will also be shown again as part of the 2009 ArtUndressed Tour.

Photo Shoot with Hector (Monterrey, Mexico)

Photo Shoot with Alberto (Monterrey, Mexico)

Photo Shoot with Kris (Monterrey, Mexico)

I first met Kris last year when he was one of the men of Service 69, my friend Rodrigo's company. Kris was the manager of the office in Puebla. Since then he packed up and moved to Monterrey, worked hard on defining his physique, and is in university studying to become a lawyer. Fortunately he was able to free up a couple of hours to do this shoot.

Photo Shoot with Steve (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)

In honor of Beefdip, the week-long bear party here in Puerto Vallarta, here's a shoot with Steve, who hails from Albany, New York, and has just made his XXX debut as Gus Ericson with Bearfilms in the adult feature "Big Easy Bears."

Photo Shoot with Jose Luis (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)

Photo Shoot with Hugo (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)

Spent a wonderful day, filled with lots of laughs, shooting Hugo, formerly of Guadalajara, who now resides in Vancouver with his equally handsome and sweet partner, Jerome -- both of whom I've had the pleasure to get to know over the past couple days here in Puerto Vallarta.

Jose Luis (Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico)

I spent my first day in Mexico with my new friend, the very sexy personal trainer, Jose Luis, of Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit. I hope to do a proper photo shoot of Jose Luis in the upcoming week.