'I Have a Head for Business and a Bod for Sin. Is there anything wrong with that?'
Working Girl, 1988
In life, contractions can be confusing. I think this confusion is one of the reasons we still sadly rely too much on stereotypes. We pigeonhole people based on almost everything; race, gender, body size, and income. We also often do it with one's profession. We know the difference, it's just sometimes more comforting, and frankly easier, to trust in those characterizations we were taught as kids.
You know the labels I mean. Almost every children's book with depicting a police officer (usually as a he) was written as someone safe you could trust. We've all learned however, that their are rioters with more compassion than some police officers, troubled children with more morality than some priests, and porn stars with more virtue than some (one) President.
Porn stars are often assumed to be morally challenged. There are plenty of 'stories' of what happens on porn sets, and I'm sure some of them are true. Another truth however, is that porn stars are also husbands and wives, friends, sons and daughters and mothers and fathers. Just because you happen to have a bod for sin doesn't mean you can't also be an Angel...
Although contradictions may be complicated in life, when it comes to art, they are often visually compelling. I love featuring shoots in which a models job, name or even face contradict with their bodies and appearance in front of the camera. I love seeing images of bulked up body builders with child like innocent faces. I love seeing a tough, tattooed body attached to a sweet smiling face.
Model and porn actor Angel certainly has a sweet face, especially when he grins. When Angel smiles he looks like a little kid about to big piece of cake. Despite his beautiful eyes and angelic face, glance a little lower and you know he doesn't let his wings and halo hold him back.
Angel was one the first model that photographer Bob Burkhardt for the porn studio he had been contracted with. Angel flew in from New York with his scene partner Red and were dropped off at Bob's Atlanta studio. Bob was told he had just two hours, and was told to shoot them in various stages of dress and...arousal. Bob sent on images of Angel and Red separately, as well as both of them together. I put a few of the images from the couple portion of the shoot on THE OVER-FLOW HERE:
'They were both professional and knew what to do. Angel was was sweet and soft-spoken. Red was more experienced and their chemistry was obvious. Red had a talent for helicopterring his dick. For me, the studio shoots I did were not my most creative as they requested a stark white backdrop. These, however, led to my shooting models in more creative settings using natural light.'
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