Photography has been a part of my life since I was a kid, but has taken a long and indirect route to get to here. That is to say, it has made appearances throughout my life to varying degrees of influence. I am currently manifesting my art to a more prominent place in my life.
I enjoy capturing a variety of subjects and styles, though I find portraiture to hold the most interest for me. People are intriguing.
Photography has taken on the roles of both art and activism. Over the years I have switched the focus from seeing photography as a means of making money to a means of starting conversations. Photography as a means of enacting change.
By creating beautiful, sincere and sometimes abstract images of nudes, erotica and kink I attempt to shift away from the wider belief that our bodies are something to be ashamed of. That our sexuality and the kinks we explore are something to be guilty of. Something to hide away. I would like to change our societal outlook that our bodies are inherently sexual and need to be covered up and hidden. While at the same time wanting to show that in an appropriate setting and with consent, our sexuality is nothing to be ashamed of either. Rather, something to be celebrated and explored.
Whether you purchase my prints and display them, or take part in creating these images with me, I invite you to consider your own views on these subjects and carry the conversation forward.
I strive to capture people in a way that they can really see themselves. Marks, scars, body shapes, and all. Happiness, darkness, all the emotions. I like to celebrate people’s unique qualities rather than trying to hide them.
Photos for real people, freaks or geeks. My lens captures you as you are.
I shoot all makes and models. Nothing is taboo.
I am always in search of new and interesting people to photograph and collaborate with.
If you are interested in collaborating or modeling, please contact me via email or phone.
Let us create art, let us create chaos, let us create.
Xgenia Damo
