It's usually male photographers who are preoccupied with sex, but Ellen Stagg has well and truly broken into the male-dominated industry with her portfolio of flesh and boner-inducing images. Having moved from Easton, Connecticut, to the Big Apple, Stagg studied for her BFA in photography at the School of Visual Arts before developing her own unique take on erotic photography. And what a take it is! Finding that her images were too artsy for porn magazines and too pornographic for art magazines, Stagg set up her own online showcase; staggstreet.com. Here viewers can appreciate her collection of fashion shoots, advertising campaigns and celebrity portraits, all stamped with Stagg's signature saucy style. We particularly like the snap of a fresh-faced Scarlett Johansson, much different to the airbrushed shots of her seen on magazine covers nowadays. Stagg has increasingly become part of her own work, too - moving effortlessly from behind the camera to pose in front of it, her platinum-blonde hair and rock-hard body making for a truly glorious subject indeed. Producing provocative images with a softer, more feminine touch than that expressed by her male counterparts, it's no wonder Stagg has become queen of the obscene. Check out the Websites below for a more, er, revealing insight into this talented lady's work.
www.thestaggparty.com & www.staggstreet.com / Images: Ellen Stagg