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eric charles photography

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. 
- Samuel Jo

About Me

Check my website at ericcharles.com for the latest in provocative fashion photos and portraiture...Or check my Flickr page for club photos, and DeviantART for fetish photos.

My Interests

Photo, fetish, film, Family Guy. Klute, kink, cameras, Canons, Clem Burke's drums on "Dreaming," Ry Cooder's slide guitar on "Jing Jing," Judo, NPR, Hold 'Em, DWELL, Prefab, The Viz, Saul Bass, figs, Brian Eno, barefoot girls, Woodstock (the event, the film, and especially the bird), Hammer Horror, The New York Times, yoga, Wine and Spirits, Voluptuous Panic, Dia: Beacon, MOMA, Mouse Guard, Mert & Marcus, Dada, danger...

I'd like to meet:

geniuses, landscape architects, clothing designers, Joan Buck, Gillian Holroyd, Bob Dylan, semioticians...


If you want to add me, please read this first!It's gotten to the point where I can't find the friends I need to send messages to and my bulletin space is starting to look like a billboard for products I don't want/care about.
So I need to trim my MySpace friends down to - believe it or not - real friends (or an approximation thereof)...

People that I want to be MySpace friends with are: People that really are my real world friends (go figure) and people that I want to be real world friends with; People that I've shot or want to shoot; Bands I already love; Magazines I want to shoot for; People that I know from the clubs.

If you want me to add you (and you don't fit one of these groups), at least send a note, especially if your MySpace name isn't your real name and your profile picture isn't a recognizable picture of your face or your profile is set to private (because how can I add you if I don't know who you are?).

Also, I definitely won't add/keep you if:

- your MySpace name has "evil' in it in an non-ironic way or if your profile goes on and on about how evil you are. I'm not looking to add any more evil to my life, thanks.

- you're under 18.

- you post 5 bulletins in an hour - I need to see all my friend's bulletins on my home page!

If I don't add you IT'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING PERSONAL! I'm sure you're a cool person, it's just that we don't need to be in close touch. Anyway, you could always drop me an email from time to time, or add me as a "favorite" and stay on top of photos that way. Thanks for understanding.

Music:

Duffy, Weekend Players, Bollywood Funk, Verve Remixed, Fela, Frou Frou, Dylan, Flunk, Ivy, The Bats, Cut Chemist, Nightmares on Wax, Massive Attack, Thievery Corp., The New Pornographers, Zero 7, Brazilian Girls, William Orbit, Joe Strummer, Carmen Rizzo, Gainsbourg (Serge and Charlotte)...

Movies:

2001, Rosemary's Baby, Walkabout, The Bicycle Thief, The Cremaster series, Serpico, the 400 Blows, La Jetee, Apocalypse Now, Easy Rider, Swept Away, Lovers of the Arctic Circle, Annie Hall, Klute, Bell Book and Candle, The Wicker Man (the original), In the Mood for Love, Afraid of the Dark...

Television:

Yes, I watch TV. Welcome to the 21st Century! TV is fantastic. Well, as fantastic as any homogenous entertainment and information medium, like, say, the internet. You have to be selective. Try checking out Mad Men, Burn Notice, Swingtown, True Blood, Weeds, anything on IFC...

Books:

9 Stories, the Professor of Desire, The Sheltering Sky, Footsucker, The Things They Carried, the Age of Spiritual Machines, Crossing to Safety, White Noise, Swan's Way...

Heroes:

Virgil Hilts, Bob Dylan, Peter Beard, Helmut Newton, David Bailey, Lee Miller, Philippe de Montebello...

My Blog

Thinking of Quitting?

I just read the greatest little book (and I mean little; it's about the size and length of "Pat the Bunny").It's called "The Dip" and it's about - of all things - quitting.Whether you're thinking abou...
Posted by eric charles photography on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:17:00 PST

"I Can’t Download My Photos!"

If you're trying to pull your pictures off Flickr and can't, it's because I haven't added you as a friend yet.Just drop me an email from your Flickr account, and once I add you, you'll have full acces...
Posted by eric charles photography on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:56:00 PST

Hell 9-24 Pictures!

142 Pictures, on my Flickr page as usual. A sample below from a pretty awesome night, with fashion show, aerialists, and tons of hot outfits: If you're not a Flickr member, here's what you n...
Posted by eric charles photography on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:31:00 PST

Vote For Change!

I'm sure all my friends are registered to vote, but just in case you know someone who isn't ;-)Follow this link: Vote For Change (or http://www.voteforchange.com/index_obama.php if the link is disable...
Posted by eric charles photography on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:44:00 PST

new website

Same URL, www.ericcharles.com, but less handmade and more - I dunno, "snazzy?"Definitely not my ultimate site, but a good way station from one I built myself to one I will no doubt pay someone a fortu...
Posted by eric charles photography on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:16:00 PST

Gothic: Dark Glamour

One of my photographs is in this new book from Valerie Steele, author of "Fetish: Fashion, Sex and Power." The photo is of one of my MySpace friends, but I can't say who until I show it to them mysel...
Posted by eric charles photography on Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:37:00 PST

Stuff Sadie Has Eaten (and where she found it)

TV Remote (coffee table)$54 (on my chair with money clip)3 Whole Wheat Bagels (Kitchen counter - she's very nimble)...I'll keep you posted...Late breaking news: One avocado. (kitchen counter -I no lon...
Posted by eric charles photography on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:14:00 PST

"Heaven and Hell" at Discipline Pix

Just a few, and as usual, they're on Flickr at http://flickr.com/photos/ericcharles/ Go to the "events" collection on the right and it's the first set.If you have trouble viewing or downloading the pi...
Posted by eric charles photography on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:09:00 PST

Bondage Ball Pix: July 4th, 2008!

Here's a small tease from a wild night at one of the best BBs I can remember in a long time (although I wasn't at the last one).The rest of the pictures - all 180 of them - are on my Flickr page at ht...
Posted by eric charles photography on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:47:00 PST

DomCon and "Mommy Dearest" Pix!

Finally, FINALLY, I'm posting my pix from DomCon and the wonderfully perverse "Mommy Dearest" night at Club Discipline. Sorry for the delay.You may also notice that I've posted only two photos below....
Posted by eric charles photography on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:49:00 PST