BEAUTIES OF TODAY
A series of forty eight portraits on 'neo' or ‘new’ burlesque photographed over four years (2007-11) at the Bethnal Green Working Mens Club in Bethnal Green, London. Neo burlesque has been described as a form of entertainment that is an exaggerated imitation or parody of striptease. It reflected the resurgence of this performance-based art that originated in the nineteenth century that had found a new twenty-first century audience of both men and women. It is also a study of photographic portraiture and the erotic pose.

Lolita Valentine, 2010
: Lolita Valentine, 2010

Fred Bear, 2009
: Fred Bear, 2009

Vivicia Devine, 2009
: Vivicia Devine, 2009

Colin Cub, 2010
: Colin Cub, 2010

Kiki Lovechild, 2009
: Kiki Lovechild, 2009

Lavender Blue, 2010
: Lavender Blue, 2010

Bent Van de Bleu, 2010
: Bent Van de Bleu, 2010

Dirty Martini, 2010
: Dirty Martini, 2010

Slinkerbell, 2007
: Slinkerbell, 2007

Bradford and Bingley, 2009
: Bradford and Bingley, 2009

Frivolities, 2007
: Frivolities, 2007


Blanche Dubois and Warwick, 2007. 

The Bears, 2010
: The Bears, 2010

Kitty Bang Bang, 2007
: Kitty Bang Bang, 2007

Coca Lola, 2010
: Coca Lola, 2010

Claudia de la Creme, 2007
: Claudia de la Creme, 2007

Sabrina Sweepstake, 2010
: Sabrina Sweepstake, 2010

Justin Bear, 2007
: Justin Bear, 2007

Domino Burlesque, 2010
: Domino Burlesque, 2010

Billy Thrilliot, 2010
: Billy Thrilliot, 2010

Antony Elvin, 2007
: Antony Elvin, 2007

Julie Atlas, 2010
: Julie Atlas, 2010

Honey Schnapps, 2010
: Honey Schnapps, 2010

Lord Dashwood, 2007
: Lord Dashwood, 2007

The Devil, 2007
: The Devil, 2007

Henry The Doorman, 2010
: Henry The Doorman, 2010

Action Man, 2007
: Action Man, 2007

Beau Peek, 2007
: Beau Peek, 2007