Timothy Hughes: fetish, fashion, art photography

to make Vilena-style photo...

2009-04-26T08:42:00.000-07:00

There is a new trend in point and shoot photography coming by way of Russia called the "Vilena-style photo". I'm not sure where I'm going with this so you'll just have to take a look and draw your own conclusions about the self-pics. Enjoy! : )
http://englishrussia.com/?p=2449

Seattle Erotic Art Festival May 1-3, 2009

2009-04-12T08:54:00.000-07:00

PRESS RELEASE

The Seattle Erotic Art Festival
May 1-3, 2009
Seattle Center Exhibition Hall

Indulge Your Senses at the seventh annual Seattle Erotic Art Festival.

Doors open at noon Friday, May 1 on a comprehensive exhibition of over 300 works of contemporary erotic art, created by 180 regionally and internationally acclaimed and emerging artists. In the evenings, enjoy our lavish main-stage performances then dance until 4am at our after-hours DJ parties.

1) Festival Store Call for Merchandise. Deadline Sunday April 12, 2009
The Festival Store is an expansive museum-quality shop that features thousands of works of erotica to fit every budget and taste. It includes prints, small pieces, jewelry, cards, oddities, books, DVDs, collectibles, and other merchandise. All artists are encouraged to submit art and merchandise for consideration by the Retail Director. Requests must be submitted online no later than April 12, 2009. Click here to read more.

2) Tickets On Sale Now!
Purchase advance tickets to avoid the lines at the door.

Babeland 707 E. Pike St Seattle, WA 98122 (206) 328-2914 (cash only, no fees)

Velvet Package $500. Includes full Festival entry for two, priority seating, free parking, loaded gift bag, art, dedicated host/esses and so much more. Only 10 packages left. 21+
Day Pass $20 advance / $25 door. All day Friday OR Saturday. Noon to 4am 21+
Festival Pass $35 advance / $45 door. Both days, Friday & Saturday. Noon to 4am 21+

Exhibition-Only Tickets. $10 at the door. May 1 & 2, Noon-6pm. 18+
DJ Party-Only Tickets. $10 at the door. May 1 & 2, Midnight-4am. 21+
Sunday May 3 is our Exhibition & Festival Store Open House: FREE. Noon-4pm. 18+

We encourage you to dress to impress for the evening events. Check our website for details about this year's costuming themes and the return of our popular costume contest. There are no fashion police at our doors, we want you to attend in whatever makes you feel fabulous! You must, however, hide your nips and bits as no full nudity is allowed.

3) This Week’s Featured Artists
The Festival is pleased to present videographer and professor Alessandro Amaducci from the University of Torino, Italy; neo-symbolist photographer John Santerineross (Athens, GA); and local illustrator Ellen Forney (Seattle). New to this year’s Festival, we welcome sculptor Peter Keresztury (Novato, CA). Visit the Festival artist pages for details.

4) Performance Headliners
Check out the list of amazing performers scheduled for this year’s Festival, including sophisticated sex comedy from The Wet Spots; brand new burlesque from Waxie Moon, Indigo Blue, and Inga Ingenue; breathtaking aerial artistry by members of The Aerialistas; world class salsa and tango performance from Seattle's finest ballroom dancers; acrobatic pole dancing by Pantera; and much more.

Go deep into rope bondage with Twisted Monk. Explore food and the human form with La Figa. Be sure to stay late and join the after party on Friday and Saturday nights. Groove with featured DJ’s Riz Rollins from KEXP, Jen Woolfe, Michael Manahan, Kristina Childs, Danger Muffin, Michael Holden, and Coral spinning until 4:00am.

5) Looking for a hotel in Seattle for the Festival?
The Best Western Executive Inn, only five blocks from the Seattle Center, offers Festival attendees rooms at a generously reduced rate of $84 night for double (includes a hot breakfast). Call the reservationists at (206) 448-944 and use discount code "SEAF."

6) Volunteering
Over 300 volunteers make the Festival possible. Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, show off a special skill, gain experience working on a world class event, or do some important philanthropic work. Please review the volunteer positions and let us know what you'd like to do: seafinfo@gmail.com. All positions are unpaid. Five hours of volunteering gets you one free ticket (for your use only).

7) Material donations
Can you donate, lend or help us get a good deal on any of the following items? Help us reduce out-of-pocket costs and further our mission to support living artists. Please contact us if you can help. Thank you!

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Call for entries: Open Call for Erotic Cell Phone Art

2009-03-28T09:46:00.001-07:00

SEX CELLS A FREE Open Call for Erotic Cell Phone Art, made from the palm of your hand

www.3rdward.com/sexcells

We are all guilty of using our cellular devices for more than just phone calls. Now is your chance to turn those sexy photos, videos and texts into works of art! This nationwide open call is a search for well-executed, erotic expressions made only with a cell phone. Videos, photos and texts will all be accepted. It's time somebody showed sloppy celebrities and indiscreet politicians how it's done.

$500 will be awarded for the most intriguing submission and all work will be curated into a group show with a huge opening reception! Select submissions will also be published in the 3rd Ward quarterly publication.

For this call we are joined by Judges Dian Hanson, TASCHEN's sexy book editor, Chase Lisbon of supercult.com and Ashlea Helpern, Senior Editor at Time Out New York.

Redefine your phone. Submit Now!

www.3rdward.com/sexcells

A personal milestone

2009-03-24T11:15:00.000-07:00

I ran my first 10k on Friday. There were no cheering girls at the finish line, no medals, and no tacky t-shirts. Only the realization that I made it (and sore joints for a few days).

My [revised] bio

2009-02-15T09:54:00.000-08:00

Excerpt from myspace.

I live in a gritty little two bedroom apartment on the west side of Madison. Complete with leather couches, leopard print furnishings, and kickboxing equipment-it's much like a 70s motel and I'm ok with that. Don't try to break in though, because I'm always there and I have some good kung fu.

After working as a graphic designer at the Onion for eight years, I shifted gears to photography. Now I have some awesome accounts and I'm really, really happy with my independent career.

One of my favorite simple pleasures in life is to sit outdoors at a café and enjoy a steaming hot mug of French Roast and a newspaper. I equally enjoy sitting indoors and reading magazines over coffee. That is always about the most relaxing time of my day. As a matter of fact, I'm at Starbucks right fucking now!

My friend Derek and I share a punkish art studio downtown. It's 500 sq. feet of sheer awesomeness.

Oh. I really, really, really love to travel call me an urban backpacker if you will. Often times, just passing by a hotel, motel, hostel or whatever-I stop and daydream about being there. As a matter of fact, I'd rather be just about anywhere else right now. I fucking love finding my around a new city and have a pretty damn good sense of direction in dozens of cities. For some reason I keep ending up in the Yucatan. Not sure if it's the underwater cave system, the jungles, the Mayan ruins or what?

I have around 30 logged scuba dives, almost all in the tropics. The best dive I went on was in Cozumel at a depth of about 120'. Your eyes get used to the light and it's an underwater paradise. The dive was on a wall which went straight down [likely] miles deep. It's absolutely fascinating to explore and you don't want to leave (but you have to ascend within minutes or you get the bends).

I'm a leo and am worshipping the sun as much as possible although I do wear SPF 15 when I have it with me. I'm 51% Irish, 39% cyberpunk, 8% steampunk and 2% kinda fucking random.

I'm a gym rat. Snap Fitness is a mile from my place and I go about five time a week. I usually do cardio for about 30-60 minutes before lifting and sit-ups. I love running and it takes me 45 minutes to go four and a half miles. I'd like to be able to run 10k in sixty minutes, but haven't gotten there yet. The important thing to me is that I'm there as often as possible working my ass off. Since I'm happy with my current weight (155)-I prefer doing a ton of reps with light weights to powerlifting.

Magazines are my passion! I read at least three a day. I'd much rather sit down with a brand-new printed zine, than go to some website and try to read articles. Support the industry-subscribe to your favorite monthly, it's well worth it.

I am also a mall rat. I shop for clothes a lot and have a very nice wardrobe of Versace, cK, and Puma clothing. I'm perfectly content just window shopping. I have five tailored wool suits which are either pinstriped or solid black and just as many silk ties.

Hmmmm. Clubbin'. Yeah, I go out once in a while. Ya know-discotheques, cocktail lounges, wherever is close by and well-stocked. My drink of choice is an Absolut cranberry or a Heineken.

There is a Bagels Forever bakery near my house and I love going there for breakfast. I'll pick up an egg, salami and cheese sandwich on a fresh whole wheat bagel, a raspberry yogurt, orange juice, and string cheese for like four bucks.

My phone is a white LG Rumor. I like it quite a bit since the keyboard allows for quick and easy texting which I do a lot of. The are a few bugs in it but it's pretty decent for the price. I use the OEM wired headset (mono) as much as possible when chatting. I bought the stereo headset as well, since I have 2GB of music on the phone, but I don't like the industrial design at all. I've found U.S. Cellular has the best service in the Madison area and until I get a 7th Gen. iPhone I'm sticking with them.

I'm happily unmarried. I like girls and girls like me, but a wife and kids are just not my thing. I'm fiercely independent and enjoy the simplicity that goes with being able to go out with anyone I want on any given Saturday night.

I love Vegas, but don't really care for gambling. I enjoy chillin' at the pool, Fashion Show Mall, the nightlife, the desert, and crazy topless showgirls.

Real men eat real chocolate and I'm no exception. I've been working on an 85% cacao bar which is slightly bitter, but is still really good. Evidently, in addition to tasting great, dark chocolate contains an antioxidant called procyanidin which is thought to be rather healthy.

My pet peeve is people who dink around at the condiment counter of the coffee shop. Sugar does not to be shaken in the packets, nor does your ice coffee with two packets of NutraSweet need to be carefully sipped while there are people behind you waiting for the Half & Half. If I ran a café I'd run a 20 second timer at the condiment counter and anyone who went over the allotted amount of time would be 86ed for life.

I never have and never will wear a shirt that has a skull/s on it. I'm no longer in my 20s and I don't dress like I am either [usually].

Some of the memorable shows I can remember seeing are Bush (2002), Tori Amos, Liz Phair (1994), Pink Floyd (1988), Nine Inch Nails (1994), Goldie, Planet of the Drums, DJ Rectangle, Public Enemy (1990), Thrill Kill Kult (1993), Red Hot Chili Peppers (1989), Lil Wayne, and Ministry (1992). Some bands that I regret not yet seeing are: Jane's Addiction, Sade, Kosheen, Aimee Mann, and Björk.

My mother died of cancer in November of 1997. It was the saddest day of my life and I don't often talk about it. I still think about her a lot and she is greatly missed.

Did I mention that I collect inkjet paper? I have no less than 20 types of paper sitting around. Everything from adhesive CD labels, to 11x17" photo glossy, 100% cotton rag, glossy, matte, satin, I need it all. I never run out because when I'm low on a particular paper I run out and buy more. I love it!

Ok, that's enough about me, let's hear your story now!

Photo shoot with Leah

2008-10-12T19:23:00.001-07:00

Friday I did some portfolio development work with a model I hadn't worked with before. The shoot was at my studio and went very well.

Lost, but not forgotten...

2008-10-02T20:15:00.000-07:00

Here's a few shots I skipped over when I initially edited the photo shoot. I'm glad I revisited the set!

Art collaborations...

2008-09-17T10:17:00.000-07:00

Credits:
Top two: Model: Hanna Liza, Photo: Timothy Hughes, Illustration: JK @ Hotbox Design
Bottom: Model: Ashley, Photo: Timothy Hughes, Illustration: JK @ Hotbox Design

Call for art: Dirty Show 10

2008-09-17T08:41:00.001-07:00

for more details go to www.dirtyshow.org

Fetish Project, 6 Sept., Bruxelles

2008-09-01T07:49:00.000-07:00

We hope that you will come in large number in your nicest fetish clothing.

For the Parisians don't forget the Thalys Night fare!
The sale is open tuesday, at midnight (night monday/ tuesday) and are limited.

On the occasion of the 12th event we would be delighted to tell you among our guests.

Photos will be permitted only by people wearing the badge photo "Fetish Project" If you are a photographer and want to have this badge thank you to contact us!

After a new record !!!!!
You were near 300 fetishists come from different countries during the last party!

We announce now the Fetish Project 12, which will take place on September the 06th

On this occasion we will expose Peter W.Czernich (Marquis Magazine) et David Enam.

So come celebrate the end of the holidays with us and you can pencil in September 06th in your agendas as of now!

The expo and the private sale will be held from 16H00 until 21H00 with free access to the boat with many vendors and will start back up with a part of party at 22H00 until 00H00. (Remember: we do not accept card payments)

The party will finish at 6H00.

You will also be able to take the opportunity to buy your presale ticket for the party while on the barge but only between 16h and 21h00 (more infos are available on the webpage on the subject).

For more informations, consult the forum and other parts of our website.

For all Parisians, don't forget the Thalys from 30 Euro (www.thalys.com/fr/fr/voyages-loisirs-et-offres-speciales/offres-permanentes/thalys-night) you will certainly meet a lot of people of the fetish world who are comming to our evening

Hot Mess at Majestic Theatre

2008-07-28T22:02:00.000-07:00

I was lucky enough to photograph a performance entitled Hot Mess over the weekend for the house. It was packed and extremely well-done. 18 acts and a full house. Wow.

Bizarre Magazine is looking for writers...

2008-07-16T08:12:00.000-07:00

Our reader talent competition is closing on September 1. We have mountains upon mountains of entries in our art, photography, and fiction categories.

Damn, you lot are talented!

But one category has had fewer entries - the real-life story competition.

Have you ever thought you could cut it as a Bizarre journalist? Think we're covering the wrong things? PROVE IT!

For more details on how to enter this or one of the other categories, visit our website: www.bizarremag.com/howbizarreareyou

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR...

So you want to write for Bizarre? Then show us what you're made of. We're looking for articles (no more than 1,500 words) that give other people a taste of what it's like to take part in a strange or deviant activity, but that they wouldn't dream of doing themselves. If you can write an article about an event that lets people feel as if they were actually there, you'll stand a good chance of winning.

• If you have any photographs of you taking part in your Bizarre True Story, include them with your entry - essentially, try to supply all the materials we'd need to print a feature in Bizarre.

• Include a photograph of yourself with your entry.

• Your article should be no more than 1,500 words

• To enter the Bizarre True Stories category, email your text to Howbizarre@dennis.co.uk (you can paste your text into an email, or attach it as a PDF or Word document; You can also post your entry to this address: How Bizarre Are You? Bizarre, Dennis Publishing, 30 Cleveland Street, London W1T 4JD.

Photo shoot with Hanna

2008-06-30T10:43:00.000-07:00

Hanna is a great-looking 19 year old model from Milwaukee. We worked for about 2 hours and got almost 200 photos. I was really impressed by her camera presence.

New feature on Room44

2008-06-08T10:17:00.000-07:00

Room44.com has just put up a gallery of my work here. There are probably a few photos you all haven't seen before. Be sure to take a look around the rest of their site, as they have done a great job of selecting high-quality artwork. You need to register for a password which is free in order to view images at full-size.

Erotica L.A. June 6-8, 2008

2008-06-03T08:31:00.000-07:00

The World's Largest Shopping & Entertainment Extravaganza

• Over 300 Erotic-Themed Booths
• Sexy Lingerie, DVDs, Toys for Joy
• Provocative Burlesque Performances
• Erotic Fashion Shows
• Seminars & 'How To' Workshops
• The 3rd Annual F.A.M.E. Awards
• 'Show Your Ink' Contest Hosted by TATTOO from POWER 106
• Favorite International Fetish Model Award
• All New Rock Section, 'Sexopolis Rock Arena'

Los Angeles Convention Center
South Halls G, H, & J

www.erotica-la.com

Skin Two Rubber Ball 2008

2008-05-19T12:09:00.000-07:00

Unless someone is nice enough to fly me to Europe for the Ball, I'm afraid I won't be able to attend. Nevertheless, here's the info...

Skin Two Rubber Ball 2008
Tickets on sale now

Skin Two Rubber Ball is on Saturday 6th September this year. This is the world's most famous fetish event, now in it's 16th year. Come and party with us - and 2,500 fetish people from around the world - on Saturday 6th September, at SeOne, central London's largest nightclub.

There are 7 separate areas, all themed, including a fully equipped dungeon. There's entertainment, live performances, DJs, VJs, art installations and wall-to-wall fetish people in their most outrageous outfits. There's even an afterparty for hardcore night people, organised by Club RUB - pick up details on the night.

This is simply the world's top fetish event. If you go to only one big fetish party this year, go to the Skin Two Rubber Ball!

Tickets are on sale now at £30 in advance (including UK postage) from www.skintworubberball.com or phone +44 (0) 20 8878 2488. (Admission on the door will be £40)

If you have never been to Skin Two Rubber Ball and you'd like to check it out, you will find galleries from the past couple of years here http://rubberball.skintwo.co.uk/index-galleries.html

Or read about last year's event in the 18-page feature in Skin Two magazine issue 59, available from www.skintwo.com or call +44 (0) 20 8487 9528

LAM Skin Two Special

On Saturday 6th September and Sunday 7th September, Skin Two Expo, the famous fetish retail fair and get-together, established in 1992, has joined forces with London Alternative Market, Europe's premier monthly fetish market and entertainment event, to create LAM Skin Two Special at a super new venue in central London - the University of London Union, in Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY

Shop for fetish clothes, shoes, accessories, equipment, furniture, art, photography, books and more. Meet your friends and socialise with other pervs in London from all over the world for Skin Two Rubber Ball Weekend. There are workshops every two hours, visual play displays and fashion shows. It's a short walk from 3 different tube stations on 6 lines (!) and also from Euston mainline station. There are also plenty of car parks nearby.

Full Weekend Programme

The Skin Two Rubber Ball Weekend runs from Friday to Sunday, as follows...

Friday September 5th
Torture Garden Skin Two Special
Come and see the international fetish world's top regular monthly fetish club

Saturday 6th September
LAM Skin Two Special
Skin Two Rubber Ball

Sunday 7th September
LAM Skin Two Special
Lounge Lizard - a sophisticated party in an exclusive West End venue from London's favourite - Club RUB

www.skintworubberball.com

Tarah Adjusting Her Stocking

2008-05-15T16:02:00.000-07:00

35mm lens at f two point five on the 5D.

Heather at the music store

2008-05-05T08:20:00.000-07:00

Here is a shot my team and I took. Bentley did Heather's hair and makeup and Ken Udell was my assistant. This was Heather's first time modeling and this was a project she had asked me to shoot. This woman exudes confidence in her work and has gone on to do some terrific photos!

Skin Two Party

2008-04-22T20:18:00.000-07:00

I highly doubt I'll make either the Rubber Ball or the pre-party in Atlanta, but it's newsworthy so here's the party info:

Skin Two Rubber Ball Weekend 2008 is on September 6th - 7th in London, but the partying kicks off well before then, with the 6th annual Skin Two USA Pre Rubber Ball party in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 11th and 12th

This is a real fun party - we all stay in the official evetn hotel and hang out together for two days in the party capital of the South, hosted by our friends at Secretroom.net

This year, our Mistress of Ceremonies is Ruby Luster, there are fashion shows by Ceresmoon.com and Dementiaclothing.com, there's a performance by Defenz Mechanizm, DJs include Xris Smack from New York, there will be erotic art shows and vendors - and you can win tickets to the Skin Two Rubber Ball in London

For more information, go here - www.secretroom.net

Untitled b/w

2008-04-21T20:51:00.000-07:00

Not much to say about this other than it's a friend of mine photographed out at my apartment about a year ago.

Heather SK

2008-04-21T20:35:00.000-07:00

An outtake from a shoot way back when. 50mm lens, Canon 20D.

New warehouse studio

2008-04-20T10:37:00.000-07:00

I now have a warehouse photo studio located in downtown Madison. The 500+ sq. foot space has has plenty of room for tabletop work, as well as full-length portraits or headshots. The location has 24/7 access, a cargo elevator, and vending machines. Email me for directions or more details.

An outtake

2008-02-20T11:26:00.000-08:00

It's no secret that Ashley is one of my favorite models. Here's a studio b/w from about two years ago.

Mandie in the studio

2008-02-02T11:00:00.000-08:00

I had a very fun shoot with Mandie with my friend Derek helping me with lights. I snapped this one with a black corset, leather gloves and awesome concrete walls at my studio.

New magazine spreads

2007-08-20T10:12:00.000-07:00

Love Airways has run seven pages of my photography in their ultra-vivid magazine. I'm excited about the opportunity to have my work exposed in print (Asia) for the first time.