Queer Lenz

You may know Rachel as co-founder of the fabulous Babeland, the best place to buy sex toys and "celebrate the simple truth that sexually healthy people make the world a happier place." We visited Babeland's colorful warehouse in Oakland and had some serious fun!

Skyler is totally hot! I absolutely loved photographing her. Skyler invited me to her Iaido class. If you don't know anything about Iaido, check out this website. It's beautiful and powerful. This website describes Iaido as "The art of reacting to a surprise attack by counter attacking with a sword." There's a lot more to it than that, however... The actions I watched Skyler and the others in the class perform were done with precision and concentration. It is clearly challenging both mentally and physically and grounded in spirituality. Since it is something so important to Skyler and clearly a place where I would say she expresses a gorgeous masculinity and beauty, it was the perfect setting for this work. Her Sensei was generous enough to spend time with us after class helping Skyler to pose correctly and teaching me a little about the practice. I hope you enjoy these pics! You can expect much of Skyler in the future!