From 1984 through 1987, before it occurred to me to put them into a book or a magazine, I solicited letters of personal bondage experiences through the NYBC, urging people then, as I did with Bound & Gagged, to submit their contributions anonymously if they felt more comfortable that way. This writer was one of the few who actually did choose to protect his anonymity, which saddened me because I would have loved to write him back, begging him to tell me about more of his experiences. Not only was this devious "bondsman," as he called himself, almost certainly an extraordinary photographer whose private photo collection I'd have loved to get a peep at; he was also a very good writer.
Note: Okay, so the photos in this post weren't taken in a studio, the model wasn't posed on a lavender background and he didn't start off wearing his briefs. On the other hand, he is tied up with clothesline and he does get gagged with a bandanna, and when I went looking for photos to illustrate this story, I found these which I hadn't seen in a very long time, and I think they're very hot… So what the hell.
PHOTOGRAPHER TIES UP ACTORS IN EXCHANGE FOR FREE PORTFOLIOS
As a professional photographer, I get lots of requests from actors to do their portfolios. When I see one which appeals, I say I'll do it for free if I can take a series of bondage pix for a client. I haven’t been turned down yet. Of course, I’m the “private client.”
