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Dave Naz

Dave Naz is an American photographer and film director.

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Naz at the book release party for his FRESH: Girls of Seduction, held at the Artist Bound Gallery in downtown Los Angeles, June 2006
Born (1969-09-02) September 2, 1969
Known forPhotography

Dave Naz (born September 2, 1969) is an American photographer and film director.

Career

From 1985 up to 1997, Naz played in the punk rock bands Chemical People, Down by Law, and The Last.1

Inspired by artists such as Larry Clark, Nan Goldin and Diane Arbus, Naz started photographing people in sexual situations.2 In 2001, Naz assisted photographer Richard Kern3 and went on to shoot for a number of adult magazines, including Hustler, Taboo, Leg Show and Barely Legal. Several of Naz's photos are used in the artwork of American painter and photographer Richard Prince.4

Personal life

As of 2015, Naz was married to Ashley Blue.5

Bibliography

Bibliography

Exhibitions

  • (2015) Identity - University of Redlands Art Gallery (Redlands, CA)
  • (2014) Identity - Coagula Curatorial (Los Angeles, CA)
  • (2009) Candids - Perihelion Arts Gallery (Phoenix, AZ)
  • (2007) Candids - Todd/Browning Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
  • (2005) Legs - Clair Obscur Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
  • (2004) Legs - Sometimes Madness is Wisdom Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
  • (2003) Panties - Perihelion Arts Gallery (Phoenix, AZ)
  • (2002) Lust Circus - Stormy Leather Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
  • (2002) Lust Circus - Curated by Mat Gleason, Coagula Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)7

Partial filmography

  • (2015) "Identity: In & Beyond The Binary"8
  • (2012) "Waking Up"9
  • (2011) Slave 06 (JM Productions)10
  • (2010) F. M. Indie (Private Media Group)
  • (2010) Turbo Rock (Good Releasing)11
  • (2009) Cheating Hollywood Wives (Private Media Group)
  • (2009) L.A. Girls Love... (Private Media Group)
  • (2008) Sugar Town (Vivid-Alt)
  • (2008) Circa '82 (Vivid-Alt)
  • (2008) House of Sex & Domination (Private Media Group)
  • (2008) L.A. Lust (Private Media Group)
  • (2006) Skater Girl Fever (Vivid-Alt)12

Awards

  • 2009 AVN Award Winner – Best Best BDSM Release (House of Sex & Domination - Private Media Group)13
  • 2009 Ninfa Award Winner for Best BDSM Film (House of Sex & Domination - Private Media Group)14
References

References

  1. "Chemical People bio". ChemicalPeople.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. Tiffany Limos - Ken Park Archived 2007-11-06 at the Wayback Machine, DaveNaz.com
  3. Jonathan Gold (2007-05-09). "Dave Naz: The big uneasy". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 16 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
  4. "Wallace Berman & Richard Prince @ Michael Kohn Gallery LA". try-har-der.blogspot.com. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. Lee, Jiz, ed. (2015). Coming Out Like a Porn Star: Essays on Pornography, Protection, and Privacy. Berkeley, Calif.: ThreeL Media. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-9905571-6-6.
  6. https://friendeditions.com/products/bts-dave-naz
  7. "Dave Naz photography". Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
  8. James Michael Nichols (8 September 2015). "This Is What It's Like To Grow Up Queer". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  9. "Waking up (2012)". vimeo.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  10. "Slave #6". gamelink.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  11. "Turbo Rock DVD". goodvibes.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  12. "Dave Naz". IMDb. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  13. "A CLINTON SUMMIT ON WEB SECURITY?". AVN. Retrieved 22 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. David Sullivan. "Chatsworth Pictures Releases Cuckold MILFs". AVN. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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Interviews