Burlesque

American Photo Salutes Burlesque Photography

What day would be complete without another post about Burlesque photography? American Photo has become the latest magazine to profile my photographs of burlesque with a fantastic article “The New Burlesque” by Franklin Melendez in their July/August 2010 issue. The article features my burlesque portrait photography from 1993 photos of burlesque legends Dixie Evans and […]

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PDN Faces 2010 Winner

And a drumroll please…Six of my Burlesque portraits won in the Celebrity/Editorial Portrait Category of PDN’s Faces 2010 Competition. The July 2010 Photo District News includes photos of Candy Carmelo and Kitten DeVille. The rest of the winning entry includes Dirty Martini, Roxi DLite, April March and the Chicago Starlets. My thanks to the lovely

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X-Rite Ad in July PDN

Opened up my July 2010 issue of Photo District News to a fine X-Rite ad featuring me with the lovely burlesque legend Angie Pontani. My mission for the month continues: Burlesque, EVERYWHERE you look…

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X-Rite Video Salute to Burlesque

HUGE THANKS to Ab “Scorsese” Sesay of the MAC Group for this fantastic behind-the-scenes look of my shoot with Burlesque dancers Angie Pontani, Amber Ray, Gal Friday, Jo Boobs Weldon, Peekaboo Pointe, Darlinda Just Darlinda and Bunny Love the latest additions to my Legends of Burlesque project which dates back to a 1993 shoot of

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Burlesque Legends Dixie Evans and Dee Milo

Burlesque Daily Interview

Burlesque Daily Interview of Photographer Brian Smith by Jo “Boobs” Weldon, Founder and Headmistress of the New York School of Burlesque. Q. How did you become interested in photographing burlesque and what was the first burlesque photo you took? After a decade of shooting Olympics, Superbowls, NBA FInals and conflict in Haiti, I was transitioning

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