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Michael Grecco Photography

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About Me



Conceptual... Dramatic
I often use humor and irony to emphasize an idea.
I delight in inspiring people, I want them to stop, think and feel.
Each shoot is a creative journey that takes us beyond the expected and into new realms.
My ultimate satisfaction lies in creating memorable images for clients, advertisers, consumers and myself.
I love what I do and enjoy collaborating with those who share my passion.
Life is too short to do it any other way.
Please have a look at my work here on Myspace right now.


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Forewords by:
Larry Flynt & Dave Navarro

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SONG: "Brianstorm" by Arctic Monkeys
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Michael Grecco's gigantic, glossy, full-color photo book is not hot. It's chock-full of porn performers, from the famous to the never-arrived, and their various tools of the trade, from sex dolls and glass dildos to stripper heels, and it shows acres of flesh. And it's about sex. But arousing, no. It's wholly unerotic. It's also utterly compelling, impossible to stop looking at, and difficult to put down.

It's the bubble within the sex bubble, and Grecco had a backstage pass. "Naked Ambition" captures all the bright pink everything, Lucite heels, trashy stripperwear, het stereotypes and big-boobed blondes that seem fresh from a trip through a 1990s frat-boy time machine. It's DVD culture (far, far from Internet culture) and dated sexuality, preserved like a pornified Twinkie in its format and distribution channels.
- San Francisco Chronicle

When the family drops by this holiday season, get their juices flowing early by leaving Michael Grecco's new photo collection open-faced in front of the TV.

A celeb and advertising photog by day, Grecco favors bold, confrontational images that meet the viewer's gaze with almost uncomfortable directness.

Grecco's up-close and decidedly un-retouched pics reveal every blemish, wrinkle and razor burn. Not that Grecco in any way passes judgment; rather he puts the colorful characters on display.
- Philadelphia City Paper

What happens in Las Vegas rarely stays there. In Naked Ambition, celebrity portrait photographer Michael Grecco presents a genital-warts-and-all pictorial expose of the porn industry’s equivalent of the Oscars. The book examines the inner workings of the annual AVN ceremony while also managing to humanize fantasy icons.

Although the straight porn world takes center stage, Grecco also profiles gay porn stars and offers up museum-quality photos of sex toys. Grecco seems determined to prove pornography can be a valid art form.
- Philadelphia Weekly

Grecco's lens makes Larry Flynt look as dignified as the Lincoln Memorial, while Jenna Jameson channels a satin-wrapped jazz-lounge chanteuse. The accompanying interviews, juxtaposing philosophical insights with suitably trashy industry dish, complete the surprisingly classy package. This might just be your mom's triple-X art book.
- Next Magazine

Some may consider Art Basel to be pornographic in a way…Or not. You see, renowned celeb photographer Michael Grecco is here along with porn stars Jeremy and Sunny Lane, who are featured in his latest book. A great coffee table book for those times when your cocktail party takes a turn towards the Ambien-t--- also features images of Jenna Jameson, Tera Patrick and more.
- Miami Herald

Don't judge this book by its cover. For that matter, don't judge it by its title either. Instead, photographer Michael Grecco would rather have you reserve any judgments you may have until you've taken the time to not only look at but read his new book, Naked Ambition: An R-Rated Look at an X-Rated Industry.

"We gave it a catchy subtitle of An R-Rated Look at an X-Rated Industry because that gives people permission to buy the book," Grecco said. "Well, it's not about porn. It's about art."
- Boston Now

Needless to say, Grecco’s latest outing is a far cry from his highly-acclaimed work in magazines like Wired, Time, and Entertainment Weekly. Naked Ambition shies away from exploitation by virtue of Grecco’s revealing photos, which are hybrids of similar works by Diane Arbus and Dave LaChapelle. His is an intimate—short of pornographic—look at the flawed figures who keep the world’s most artificial industry afloat. The book is neither sex nor sexy, but honest in its examination of Debbies who do Dallas.
- Blackbook Magazine

Get an R-rated look at an X-rated world! Renowned celebrity photographer and author Michael Grecco hits Rizzoli Book Store for a lecture and book signing for his new book, "Naked Ambition," a look at the multi-million dollar pornography industry. Special guests include Ron Jeremy, Luc Wylder, Alexandra Silk and others.
- NY Daily News

"Like everything else in this business, this is chaos." This is what Lonn Friend, Naked Ambition writer, told me when I showed up at the Naked Ambition signing at Book Soup in reference to the way the event was going. For an event full of porn stars, it was actually quite tame, and not so much chaotic as lackadaisical.

Dave Navarro and Naked Ambition writer Lonn Friend. Navarro wrote the forward to the book, which reminds readers that "Rock stars and porn stars spend their lives on stage or screen acting out their innermost desires." And, I'd add to that, the innermost desires of a lot of other people.
- LAist

Grecco said he found that delving deep into the world of adult entertainment was a refreshing experience. “The mainstream celebrity world is such a corporate machine,” Grecco said. “There are so many people involved in a celebrity photo shoot — publicists, studio reps, personal assistants, image consultants, entourages — [the porn world] was a very unguarded world, which I loved."
- Xbiz

America Book Tour: 10/22/07 - 12/15/07
Michael Grecco introduces his new book Naked Ambition: An R rated look at an X rated industry in the following cities: Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Diego, San Francisco, Pasadena, Austin, Dallas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Miami, New York, and Denver.

09/18/07
Take a sneak peek at The Making of Naked Ambition... Check my Video Blog now!

09/19/07
Michael announces book-signing/presentation tour... see blog

08/17/07
Reserve your copy of Naked Ambition: an R rated look at an X rated industry today! Pre-Orders available now on Amazon.com

08/28/07
Get the Collector's Edition Here!!
This beautifully printed hard cover book is cradled within a sturdy handmade clamshell box and playfully designed with a leather corset enclosure. Comes with a fine art print signed by celebrity photographer Michael Grecco. Only 1500 available! Order now.


Music:


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(click names to view each edition) :

· Jenna Jameson
· Tera Patrick
· Dana DeArmond
· Ron Jeremy
· Carmen Hart
· Belladonna
· Sunny Lane
· Jessica Drake
· Jenna Haze
· Katie Morgan
· Katsuni
· Kristen Price
· Joanna Angel
· Sunny Leone
· Alektra Blue
· Allanah Starr and Gia Darling
· Girls of Vivid Video (Sunny Leone, Monique Alexander, Lexie Marie, Lanny Barby, Nina Mercedez)
· Alexandra Silk
· Alexis Skye
· Audrey Hollander
· Brittaney Starr
· Brittney Skye
· Buck Angel
· Carmen Luvana and Ava Rose
· Cody and Brea Bennett
· Cousin Stevie
· Cytherea
· Diablo and Kitten
· Diesel and Francois Sagat
· Dick, Daisy, Dave & Helicopter Pete
· Faith Leone and Heather Vurr
· Gina Lynn
· Halcyon and Tassy Pink
· Hot Shawna and Jackie
· Jada Fire
· Janine
· Jesse Jane
· John Stagliano
· Julia Ann and Janine
· Kimberly Kane
· Kurt Lockwood & Samantha Ryan
· Lexington Steele
· Matt McMullen
· Mary Carey
· Max Hardcore and Layla
· Missy Monroe
· Nautica Thorn
· Penny Flame
· Rob Rotten
· Roxy Jezel
· Sandee Westgate
· Thomas Konzem and Eddie Diaz

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My Blog

Nautica Thorn video -- "Are You Looking at My Ass?"...

COMMENT - RATE - SHAREhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc3WE21lRdM...
Posted by Michael Grecco Photography on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:25:00 PST

NEW VIDEO - SUNNY LANE (happy, wet day)

Sunny Lane the "Sweet Peach" of the adult film industry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbZEt1U10p4...
Posted by Michael Grecco Photography on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:47:00 PST

(video) The Ultimate Orgasm Robot (99% guaranteed)

The Mechanical Orgasm Robot: RATE/COMMENT/REPOST:http://youtube.com/watch?v=f0bzbYf1hVU.. .
Posted by Michael Grecco Photography on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:04:00 PST

Michael Grecco Interview for California Sunbeam

Michael Grecco Sunbounce Equipment Interview Add to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted by Michael Grecco Photography on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:01:00 PST

Behind The Scenes: Penelope Cruz & Pedro Almodovar

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Posted by Michael Grecco Photography on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:24:00 PST

Behind The Scenes: Will Ferrell

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Posted by Michael Grecco Photography on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:23:00 PST

Behind The Scenes: Martin Scorsese

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Posted by Michael Grecco Photography on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:22:00 PST

Book Signing and Presentation Tour Dates

October 18th, 2007. PhotoPlus International Conference + ExpoJacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York CityDetails HereJoin Michael Grecco in the biggest photography event of the year. Using his ow...
Posted by Michael Grecco Photography on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:28:00 PST

4 NAKED AMBITION banners for your page (code inside)

PLACE THESE BANNERS ON YOUR PAGE!!!Copy the code for the banner that you like:...
Posted by Michael Grecco Photography on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:41:00 PST

The Making of Naked Ambition with Michael Grecco

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Posted by Michael Grecco Photography on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:42:00 PST