I’m hoping that along with wind, solar and electric on the list of alternative fuel resources, I can convince the new administration to add “pinups” to the list of powerful, ever-renewable heat and energy resources that simply cannot be overlooked. Especially those of this morning’s wonderful discovery, photographer Viva Van Story. Talk about combustibles… Last century they had Bunny Yeager, and I think we’re lucky to get Van Story in the now — and a quick peek though her splendid galleries shows that her pinups not only rev the engine, but deliver the goods: I always want my modern pinups with a side of tasteful, sexy, luscious nudity, and that’s what we get.
What’s more, after much time in her galleries, I think that Van Story is redefining the pinup. Expect to see Van Story’s pinups mentioned on this blog more often, and do say hi to the site I found her on, Girdle Bound (whose HTML is as adorably retro as their foundation wear). As a side note on female erotic photographers, last week I was “invited” to interview Ellen Stagg of IFC’s entertaining web series The Stagg Party, but I just couldn’t get past the pitch that Stagg would “reveal” in press conferences “what it’s like being a woman in a field traditionally dominated by men.” O, rilly? Considering the many female erotic photographers on Model Mayhem, personally knowing dozens, (having modeled for many) and being aware of history that dates back to Bunny Yeager really made that notion seem not just naïve, but a bit arrogant. Maybe that’s Stagg’s experience but it’s not mine, and I flaked on my “opportunity” because it just didn’t feel right. Finding Van Story this morning put the period on that mental sentence, as it were.
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Oh, hurrah for Viva Van Story! She’s been a favourite of mine for years. Talk about hotness….swoon!