“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.”
-Diane Arbus
Capturing individuals at their most intimate and vulnerable moments is not a privilege I take for granted. With every subject comes the opportunity to see and regard someone in their entirety. Consent, communication, cooperative creation, regard for marginalized status, boundaries, compassion and understanding from a mental health/trauma informed perspective lie at the heart of my art. These values are indispensable tools I utilize to erect space unique to your personal needs, wants and desires. By taking the time to see those I work with as more than models, I am perpetually imbued with indescribable joy as my lens finds representation, validation and community.
-BlakSyn
The world of erotic, boudoir and fetish photography have been my home since 2018. As a long-time professional dominant, there was a time where I found myself wishing I could depict beauty, filth, vulnerability, passion and depravity in a way that made people feel something. I was dissatisfied with the depictions I’d saw in media and needed a photographer. After searching, I found myself right back where I started. That’s when I decided I would be the representation I wanted to see in the world, and learned how to take a good photo. Along with the skills I’ve developed as a professional dominant, I offer something unique as shibari isn’t a skill afforded to all boudoir photographers.
Below, you will find the things I value, as well as the manifestations of someone who put what they wanted to see out into the world. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for visiting. Utilize the contact form at the bottom of this page to schedule a shoot!
Creating photography that encompasses all its subject’s desires while ensnaring the viewer’s attention is not an easy task. Most photographers are privy to what’s needed to pull attention, but ineffective at conveying feeling. Fetish, erotic and boudoir photography should envoke responses from the mind, body and soul in addition to commentary. With pride and inexhaustible determination, I do my absolute best to produce art that stays with its observer.
Finding photographers who hold the interests of communities outside their own is an almost insurmountable endeavor. This is especially true for marginalized existences. Holding space for someone whose entire life is an exercise in vulnerability requires self-education, malleability and the willingness to be taught how to show up for someone, rather than assume. It requires one intentionally devote themselves to keeping others safe. It is with hope that the sentiments expressed above, and the spectrum of humans depicted below, showcase my commitment to representation.
Many individuals who have worked with photographers often find themselves at the mercy of well-known, industry related issues or policies. Hunting down or hounding a photographer for your exposures is not a task anyone enjoys. Putting your hard work, time and energy into a photoshoot where 100+ photos are taken, only to get 10 of them back, is not the greatest feeling. My workflow allows me to return ALL of your exposures within a month. What I see as a less tha exposure may look beautiful to my client.
Check out my extended portfolio at this link to see more of my work!