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Our first questions have to be, where do
you get your ideas? And what inspires
you?: A lot of what first inspired me was
NYC's Nightlife! I'd take my camera out to
drag shows and snap the queens. Now I am
inspired by vintage porn, intimate moments
shared on a dance-floor and the fine line
between porn and erotic art.

When you’re working with a medium like
instant photography we know from
experience that it's a one shot, do you
try to leave no room for errors or do you
embrace them? Oh Gosh. I've certainly
tried, but at this point I have set myself
and my expectations free by just letting
it be. Sometimes you can set up the
"perfect" shot and then the film jams, I
forgot to clean my rollers and it affects
the exposure you never know! No photo is
perfect, especially instant photography.

Instant photography is often said to be a
nostalgic magic for some, what was your
first experience with polaroid? I remember
playing around with one when I was little,
but it wasn't until college that I bought
my first polaroid 600 camera and started
using it.

What made you choose polaroid as a medium
to work with? I love holding a photograph.
We don't get to do that a lot these days.
A Polaroid will always be a physical
Behind the lens moment in time.

Does your work have any impacts on
of @rudepolaroids relationships or sexual experiences? Are
you getting down and dirty and being like
"hold there" and jump up to grab your
camera? It depends! When I'm shooting more
intimate moments both parties usually know
We had the amazing opportunity to speak with that will be happening. If I'm doing a
artist and photographer Ryan……. Who's passion for photo shoot with a couple, I usually have
fetish is explored through his amazing work with some ideas in my head, but again I'd
instant photography, explore with us this queer rather go with the flow and see what they
and wonderful insight into nightlife, kink, drag create naturally and I'll click the
and more as we take a look behind the lens. button! If I am involved in the photo then
my partner usually knows I'm a crazy
polaroid obsessed dude and expects it
haha. But Sex should be fun, so I'd never
want to ruin it by stopping for a photo!