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I have been a photographer since I was 16 years old. That’s when I started
studying it and fell in love with it. I moved to NYC in 1996 from
Connecticut to go to the School of Visual Arts to get my BFA in Photography.
When I graduated SVA I decided to stay in Manhattan where I lived in the
same apartment for 9 years. In quest of more space and a backyard, I finally
made the big move to Brooklyn in the summer of 2007. I do consider myself a
“New Yorker” since I have been here over 12 years.

I signed with my first photography agent at the end of my junior year of
college. When I left them after 5 years, less than a year later I landed my
first big ad campaign with Nixon watches. In my 9 year career as a
professional photographer I have worked in advertising, fashion, and
portraiture, shooting for all kinds of magazines, look books, stock
photography, and celebrities. This (more commercially palatable) work can be
seen at TheStaggParty.com.

When not shooting commercial photography, I have always pursued my personal
work as well--my more erotic photos. I have been shooting erotic photography
since I started using a camera, and I have loved all kinds of erotic art
since I can remember. However, I really got into the work I’m producing for
StaggStreet.com in December 2005 when I met my muse, Justine Joli. She was
the first model to help me push my vision. Then Justine introduced me to
more girls, and I kept taking trips to LA to shoot more and more Adult
Industry models. Too “artsy” for porn mags and too “porny" for commercial
work, I soon had a stockpile of erotic images and no home for them. It was
at the suggestion of my friend (and fan) J. Nicely that I started my blog
StaggStreet.com as an outlet for this work.

At first I was getting 10 visitors a day, and then a bit more when Frank151
started posting a Stagg "pic of the week" on their blog. A couple months
later I was receiving press from Complex Magazine's blog, Fleshbot and Sex
TV. As I received increasing attention through word-of-mouth buzz and press
coverage from around the world, the numbers of visitors went from a couple
hundred a day to thousands. Since the beginning of 2008 close to half a
million visitors have viewed my work on StaggStreet.com.

These days, I still stay busy (and pay my rent) with my commercial work, but
I passionately pursue my erotic photography at every chance I get. Along,
with continuing to display my work on StaggStreet.com, in the future you can
expect to see photo books, more gallery shows, and even a documentary. And
if you think you've got what it takes to get in front of my camera, don't
hesitate to drop me a line. Who knows, if I like what I see, you might just
make it on StaggStreet.

With Love,
Stagg

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