Photography is a hobby for me. I've studied the subject and worked at it, but I've never had any desire to do it for a living. Among many other things, I have been taking glamour photos for about 30 years, mostly shooting for myself, but occasionally doing professional work or personal portfolio work for models. This means that I can do what appeals to me, without the pressure of making a living. I deliberately shoot images to look more natural with character. I appreciate the effort that goes into the obsessively perfect images I often see, but I find them a bit cartoon-like. You could say that this means anyone with a decent camera could do what I do - I would reply that that's the point :)

I started shooting glamour in around 1991, and I used to make & sell large prints using my beautiful old Bronica. After several years away from glamour photography while travelling, it had all gone digital and the world changed! Early digital cameras were, to be fair, pretty crap (how many of us have picture collections from 15 - 20 years ago that look terrible now?), and it wasn't until 2011 that I got a camera I was reasonably happy with (a Leica X1). The result is that I have some lovely prints & scans from 25 or more years ago and will publish sometime (pre-1995 they are exempt from the current paperwork requirements), 10 years of occasional shoots of variable quality, a few decent sets from 2011 - 2012, and then things took off with my new Leica M in 2013. These days I shoot 3 - 4 times per month.

So... Why to I do this? I can assure you it's not for the money! I just love the girls - they are smart, independent, brave - oh, and drop dead gorgeous! Call it a "passion project", I'm just passing some money around, and hopefully a little happiness :)

By the way, ALL the material on this site is shot by me, and is exclusive. If you see these images elsewhere (except, possibly, on the models own portfolio or onlyfans etc), they have been stolen so please tell me.

The majority of the material I shoot for the web is masturbation-oriented. As a photographer, I have a very gentle manner, and find that I can coax really intimate, genuine performances from many models, often girls with very little experience. I don't mean dull pictures of a girl with a fixed smile holding her labia open - that bores me to see and to shoot - I try to make the shoot as peaceful and sensual as possible and I want the model to leave with a smile on her face :) If I have a "niche", this is it. I also shoot "art nude" or "glamour nude" level, usually with models who particularly attract my interest, but I am always happy to do this with a new model while we establish our working relationship and trust.

The sexually explicit material that I shoot is "real", not "posed". You may see models here going further than they do elsewhere - that is because they are comfortable with me and are willing to push themselves a little. You may see models not going as far as elsewhere - that is because they will shoot explicit material but don't actually enjoy it. If the girl doesn't enjoy it I don't shoot it.

I can be contacted on artcore-cafe (at) outlook.com

Andrew D-D

London, UK

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