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Shakti-Sama Photography

Check out my website at www.shakti-sama.com

About Me



Writer, actress, singer, future film-maker...but on this profile page, I'm an erotic photographer, and (very rarely) a model for other photographers.

My photography has appeared in juried shows in Seattle, Detroit, and my current home town of Knoxville, Tennessee. Several of my photos have also been published in Denmark's famous Cupido magazine.

Those interested in my writing can visit my other profile here.

For the record, I edited my profile with Thomas’ Myspace Editor V3.6 .

My Interests

art, literature, history, psychology, crime, sex, foriegn lands and people

I'd like to meet:

Models for my erotic photography, primarily. I photograph men, women, and lovers in combination. I am not particularly hung up on any one age, race, body type etc. for my models--I generally choose them for their sensuality and desire to be photographed rather than by looks alone. But I will also freely admit that my personal tastes run along very different lines from those of the fashion industry or California-style pornography, especially where women are concerned.

I give special attention to people who have interesting fantasies, roles and fetishes to explore. Experienced models are always welcome, but I am not a paying gig at this time--if you're looking for a check, rather than an opportunity to expand your portfolio and see yourself in a new light, I am not the photographer for you.

Music:

I love all music, but I'm partial to rock, punk and blues.

Movies:

I love 'em all, so long as they're well-written, but I have a special weakness for horror, sci-fi, film noir and martial arts. A sucker for samurai flicks.

Television:

I love my idiot box

Books:

I own more books than Imelda Marcos has shoes. I'm an addict. I can't help it.

Heroes:

Paul Gauguin, Edward Leeteg, Peter Paul Rubens, Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel, Georgia O'Keeffe, all the great male pin-up artists of the 1940's, '50's and '60's (abd Olivia, who imitates them so well and has updated their styles so beautifully), Bunny Yeager and Bettie Page, Robert Mapplethorpe, Robert Crumb, Chris Cooper, Frank Frazetta, Virgil Finlay...

and anyone who is brave and noble enough to step in front of my lens and teach me something about being sexy.

My Blog

Kentucky Samurai

It has been quite some time since I posted any photography for public perusal. I recently shot a short art film on 16mm in the Smoky Mountains with a martial artist from the University of Tenness...
Posted by Shakti-Sama Photography on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:48:00 PST

Altar To Yemaya

For those who understand the subject heading--the picture should say it all.  The burning light in the center is a floating candle, in the shape of a white magnolia. ...
Posted by Shakti-Sama Photography on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:07:00 PST

Van Dusen Gardens--Vancouver, BC

It's been a while since I posted anything--sadly, my new priorities at the University have taken time away from everything I once did for money AND for pleasure, including my photography.  Howeve...
Posted by Shakti-Sama Photography on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:02:00 PST

The Year's Best Fantastic Erotica--update

A friend of mine dropped me an email the other day and asked me:  "Hey, what ever happened to that anthology of the Best Fantastic Erotica stories for 2005?  Didn't you win that contest?&nbs...
Posted by Shakti-Sama Photography on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 07:45:00 PST

The Dirty Show, coming soon!

Sad news for this bad girl:  I won't be able to make it to this year's Dirty Show.  Fortunately, despite some trauma with bad shipping, I think my photographs actually will--so I sincerely h...
Posted by Shakti-Sama Photography on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 06:10:00 PST

Calling the Corners: Four Goddesses

I realize that I've been a little quiet lately--it isn't because I haven't been working!  No, I am busily preparing for my table at "What Is Fetish?  2.5", making sure I have plenty of art t...
Posted by Shakti-Sama Photography on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:12:00 PST

THE DIRTY SHOW--Detroit, September 22-24th, 2006

Just received word that two more of my photographs have been accepted to a juried art show.  The Dirty Show is one of the biggest annual exhibitions of erotic art in North America, and the call t...
Posted by Shakti-Sama Photography on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:25:00 PST

Lessons in Beauty--and Censorship

For a month or two, I had a nice little photo essay posted here to Myspace about a lovely couple who posed for some of my photography.  Unfortunately, the "authorities" at the institution they wo...
Posted by Shakti-Sama Photography on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:41:00 PST

Practice What You Preach

As an erotic photographer, I need to be able to give my models a lot of emotional support.  No one can be truly sexy unless they are able to relax and open up, and let their sensuality flow ...
Posted by Shakti-Sama Photography on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:19:00 PST

Latest Work: Abstract Floral Studies

I have been doing a lot of botanical photography in the last month, doing some very intensive work with light, form, color, and digital painting.  The various techniques I have experimented with ...
Posted by Shakti-Sama Photography on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 02:41:00 PST