Slog - Comments on In A Weird Coincidence http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence (Considering my last post, that is.) I just got an email linking sex, photography, and Britain once again. This time it seems as if a Seattle photographer, Christian Petersen, has won 2007 UK Erotic Photographer of the Year. See a catalog of his work on Flickr here. Here's one for non-clickers (it's not garden-variety erotic photography, I'll give it that): (The release also mentions that Dan Savage's Savage Love podcast and the Seattle Erotic Art Festival were nominated for awards.)... Copyright 2008 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:51:47 -0800 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:34:03 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Rotten666 tomoko lame.

]]> Rotten666 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816591 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816591 Arts Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:18:54 -0800 Comment by Rotten666 tomoko lame.

]]> Rotten666 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816593 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816593 Arts Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:20:05 -0800 Comment by mysterycat hey...thanks for the support Rotten 666!
you've caused me to rethink my whole
approach to photography.
i think now i'll try and make it 'not lame'.
thanks again!

]]> mysterycat http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816621 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816621 Arts Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:50:51 -0800 Comment by Amy Kate Horn I think his images are lovely and subtly arresting.

]]> Amy Kate Horn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816657 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816657 Arts Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:19:35 -0800 Comment by Jen Graves Mysterycat: Welcome to Slog. Sorry I had to drag you in here. But maybe I didn't introduce your work well enough to start a good discussion. Plenty of your images on Flickr could pass in almost any group portraiture show. Do you call yourself an erotic photographer? If so or if not, why?

]]> Jen Graves http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816665 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816665 Arts Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:33:32 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways That's a headscratcher; this year's Seattle Erotic Art Festival was a major snooze and a big letdown from previous years...

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816681 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816681 Arts Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:55:56 -0800 Comment by t Hey Jen:
Maybe an interview in the paper is in order so we can know more about Mystery Cat?


]]> t http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816702 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816702 Arts Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:14:15 -0800 Comment by mysterycat hey jen,

To be honest, i was very
suprised when i was nominated for this
award. I had never really considered myself
an erotic photographer even though there are
themes that could be consided erotic in
alot of my work (voyeurism, fetishism etc).
The images themselves are quite far
removed from what is generally
percieved as erotic. My influences are not
from the accepted erotic world but also have
distinct sexual themes in their work.
two of my biggest influences are the fashion photographer
Guy Bourdain and the director Dario Argento.
Because the other nominees were more traditionally
'erotic' i was doubly shocked to win!!
but.....
i guess i should leave the question of whether
my work is erotic or not to the perception of the viewer.
anyway....sorry to ramble on!

]]> mysterycat http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816714 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816714 Arts Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:24:42 -0800 Comment by Sam Hey MysteryCat, I'm not big on the art scene and rarely understand Jen's posts (because I'm just not art-inclined) ... but I wanted to say congrats.

Those images are quite interesting. Some of them are extremely beautiful, I thought.

Congrats again.

]]> Sam http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816721 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816721 Arts Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:30:18 -0800 Comment by KELLY O Huge Congrats! Mystery Cat is one of my favorite Seattle photographers...
(even though the already-slutty Laurelton Apartments are now even sluttier after all those photo shoots)

]]> KELLY O http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816741 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816741 Arts Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:53:14 -0800 Comment by Dr Tuppy Owens Hello everybody. Christian has just sent me details of this blog and I would like to say "Hello". I am the founder and director of the Erotic Awards which voted Chrisian as Photographer of the Year 2007. The Grand Jury agreed his work is gorgeous, sexy and of very high quality. The Seattle Art Festival people were utterly unresponsive and I thought this might have been because they were busy and by the time I had given up on them, it was kind of too late to take them out of the finalists. Shame, I wonder what is happening there. Anyway, we are now thinking about 2008 and so any of you out there who want to nominate and artists, photographers, writers, etc (see our websit for details) or help us in any way to publicise the Erotic Awards - please be in touch. The Awards raise funds for Outsiders, a charity where disabled people find partners, so it's all in a good cause.
I've got a great photo of Chrisian winning, if you can accommodate it by the way.
Tuppy xxx

]]> Dr Tuppy Owens http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816968 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c816968 Arts Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:22:25 -0800 Comment by Rotten666 Glad I could help!

]]> Rotten666 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c817015 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/in_a_weird_coincidence#c817015 Arts Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:34:03 -0800