Red silk lanterns and a satin throw draped over a love seat make the perfect backdrop for the meeting between these two models. Annika wanted to meet and collaborate with Shakti resulting in this photograph. A gentle and playful interaction between the two also read as sensual anticipation, leaving the viewer to imagine what happens next. About the Artist Perry Gallagher is an acknowledged master of available light photography, shunning studio lighting as his absolute last creative resort. His results are documented in a broad body of photographic work characterized by uncommon clarity and unexpected intimacy.

Widely recognized for his fine art nudes and erotic imagery, Mr. Gallagher’s photography has enjoyed strong demand and critical acclaim in galleries and exhibitions around the world. His images regularly appear in fine art books, fetish literature, and magazines here in the U.S. and abroad. In a recent gallery show commissioned by the royal family of Monaco to showcase the best photographers of women for the past 100 years, Perry gained well-deserved recognition as an emerging master of the genre. more »